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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2007
Applicants:
David B. Rosen, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Joseph F. Marrs, Aubrey, TX (US);
Inventors:
David B. Rosen, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Joseph F. Marrs, Aubrey, TX (US);
Assignee:
PACCAR Inc, Bellevue, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A grille surround () for a vehicle () includes a shell () formed from sheet metal and a backing structure (). An adhesive () is disposed between the shell () and the backing structure () to fixedly secure the shell () to the backing structure (). The backing structure () is attached to the vehicle () thereby securing the shell () to the vehicle (). The disclosed configuration allows the shell () to be secured to the vehicle () without using fasteners that would be visible from the outside of the vehicle.