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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:
Aug. 22, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 21, 1997
John Cole, Hannover, DE;
Otto Dorries, Langenhagen, DE;
Bernhard Mittelhauser, , DE;
Abstract
A tank cover for a tank socket of a vehicle fuel tank has a plate-shaped molded plastic flap and a molded plastic pivot arm having a curved portion with a first leg and a second leg. A connection for connecting the first leg and the flap body to one another is provided wherein the connection has at least one connecting element connected to either the first leg or the flap body. The connection is selected from a positive-locking connection, a frictional connection, a material connection, a positive-locking, frictional connection, and combinations thereof. The second leg includes a hinge component with which the second leg is connected to the vehicle such that the flap body is pivotable about a first end.
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