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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2012
Masatoshi Mori, Columbus, OH (US);
Robert Bator, Marysville, OH (US);
Jason Wendling, Dublin, OH (US);
Benjamin Huttsell, Dublin, OH (US);
Masatoshi Mori, Columbus, OH (US);
Robert Bator, Marysville, OH (US);
Jason Wendling, Dublin, OH (US);
Benjamin Huttsell, Dublin, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cap assembly for a vehicle includes a base and a cap pivotally mounted to the base. The base can define a recess for receiving a component therein to be captured by the cap. The cap is moveable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The cap includes a locking feature that maintains the cap in the locked position and urges the cap to the locked position when nearly in the locked position. When the cap is in the locked position, the component is locked within the recess. When the cap is in the unlocked position, the component is removable from the recess.