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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2012
Ronald W. Myers, Dublin, OH (US);
Ronald W. Myers, Dublin, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A flexible sliding lid assembly including a guided lid comprised of a plurality of flexibly interconnected lid segments. The lid includes a rib or a plurality of spaced ribs that extend upward from a top surface of the lid along a rear portion thereof. A cover plate overlies at least a portion of the lid when the lid is in an opened position. The cover plate includes one or more grooves in which the rib/ribs travel when the lid is slidably opened and closed. If an object residing on the lid during lid opening passes through a gap between the lid and the cover plate, the object will be caught by the projecting rib(s), trapped between the top of the lid and the cover plate, and returned to an exposed position along the rear of the lid for easy retrieval when the lid is subsequently closed.