Patent ID: 7111420
Filing Date: 2006-09-26
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An end module for an automotive vehicle, comprising: a first exterior body panel; a second exterior body panel abuttingly engaged with said first exterior body panel; and a license plate bracket mounted to said end module, with said bracket comprising: a generally planar body having a front side adapted to receive a license plate, and a rear side; and a plurality of self-locking retention structures extending from the rear side of said generally planar body, with said retention structures comprising at least a primary retention structure adapted to extend through a passage formed in said first exterior body panel, with said primary retention structure locking itself upon a wall of said passage, and with said self-looking retention structures further comprising a secondary retention structure adapted to extend through a port defined by the abutment of said first exterior body panel and said second exterior body panel, with said secondary retention structure locking itself upon at least one of said first and second exterior body panels.