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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.:

US 9079490 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015

Filed:

Jul. 10, 2008

Method for fastening an accessory to a plastic fuel tank

Applicants:

Hervé Lemoine, Tracy le Mont, FR;

Frédéric Jannot, Bousval, BE;

Inventors:

Hervé Lemoine, Tracy le Mont, FR;

Frédéric Jannot, Bousval, BE;

Assignee:

INERGY AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS RESEARCH (Societe Anonyme), Brussels, BE;

Attorney:

Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

Primary Examiner:

Peter DungBa Vo

Assistant Examiner:

Azm Parvez

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 39/00 (2006.01); B60K 15/077 (2006.01); B29C 65/00 (2006.01); B60K 15/03 (2006.01); B29C 49/00 (2006.01); B29C 49/04 (2006.01); B29C 49/20 (2006.01); B29C 65/60 (2006.01); B29K 23/00 (2006.01); B29K 59/00 (2006.01); B29K 67/00 (2006.01); B29K 77/00 (2006.01); B29K 101/12 (2006.01); B29K 105/00 (2006.01); B29K 105/06 (2006.01); B29K 223/00 (2006.01); B29L 9/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/077 (2013.01); B29C 65/609 (2013.01); B29C 66/532 (2013.01); B60K 15/03177 (2013.01); B29C 49/0047 (2013.01); B29C 49/04 (2013.01); B29C 49/20 (2013.01); B29C 65/606 (2013.01); B29C 66/9672 (2013.01); B29C 2049/2008 (2013.01); B29C 2793/0081 (2013.01); B29K 2023/00 (2013.01); B29K 2023/06 (2013.01); B29K 2023/065 (2013.01); B29K 2023/086 (2013.01); B29K 2059/00 (2013.01); B29K 2067/006 (2013.01); B29K 2077/00 (2013.01); B29K 2101/12 (2013.01); B29K 2105/0032 (2013.01); B29K 2105/0041 (2013.01); B29K 2105/0085 (2013.01); B29K 2105/06 (2013.01); B29K 2105/25 (2013.01); B29K 2223/00 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0067 (2013.01); B29K 2995/0069 (2013.01); B29L 2009/00 (2013.01); B29L 2031/7172 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03467 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49 (2015.01);
Abstract

Method for fastening an accessory to a wall of a plastic fuel tank, this fastening taking place by snap-riveting using a tool at the same time as the tank is manufactured by molding, the accessory being, for this purpose, provided at at least one of its fastening points with an orifice through which the snap-riveting is carried out. According to the invention, a concave relief at least partially surrounds this orifice, the relief having a size and shape suitable for being able to cooperate with an excrescence of the tool during the snap-riveting.

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