Patents
US 9434310 B2: Attachment system for an exterior cover of a vehicle mirror assembly
- Granted
- 2016-09-06
- Filed
- 2014-02-24 application 14188049
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A carrier plate including mounting tabs. A cover including attachment sockets releasably engaging the mounting tabs. A spring clip carried in each of the attachment sockets releasably engaging the mounting tabs. A bezel extending around the carrier plate including a bezel lip extending along select portions of the bezel, and a cover lip receiving slot disposed along select portions of the bezel not including the bezel lip. A cover lip included on the cover extending along select portions of a perimeter edge of the cover, and a bezel lip receiving slot extending along select portions of the perimeter edge not including the cover lip. The cover lip is received into the cover lip receiving slot and the bezel lip is received into the bezel lip receiving slot for mounting the cover to the carrier plate.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg160906.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lang-Mekra North America, LLC 44 patents | US company or organization | Ridgeway, SC | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andreas Enz | Columbia, SC | 25 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Emmanuel Courbon | Columbia, SC | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mathieu Ihoste-Clos | Columbia, SC | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B60R | Vehicles, vehicle fittings, or vehicle parts, not otherwise provided for | B60R1/06 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F16B | Devices for fastening or securing constructional elements or machine parts together, e.g. nails, bolts, circlips, clamps, clips or wedges; joints or jointing | F16B2/241 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T24/44009 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-02-24 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ENZ, ANDREAS signed 2013-07-16 COURBON, EMMANUEL signed 2013-07-30 LHOSTE-CLOS, MATHIEU signed 2013-07-31 | LANG-MEKRA NORTH AMERICA, LLC RIDGEWAY, SC | 32283/813 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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