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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 1984
Filed:
Apr. 15, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
Donald E Malen, Lathrup Village, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
180 / ; 165 53 ; 180 / ; 296194 ;
Abstract
A vehicle front end structure includes a radiator support having a generally rectangular shaped opening and an inverted V-shaped brace having the legs and the apical portion secured to the radiator support for reinforcement purposes. The apical portion also provides a striker for the vehicle hood latch.