Patent ID: 6167645
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
In combination, a vehicle grille formed as a lattice of spaced vertical bars and spaced horizontal bars, and a license plate bracket for mounting a license plate on the grille comprising a rectangular support member for supporting the license plate, a first pair of laterally spaced arms carried by and projecting rearwardly from said support member, a second pair of laterally spaced arms beneath said first pair of arms carried by and projecting rearwardly from said support member, the arms of one of said pairs having rear edge portions terminating in hooks engaged over a selected one of the horizontal bars of the grille to support the support member on the grille, said hooks each having a detent engaging a rear edge of said one of said horizontal bars to provide a secure, resilient, over-center connection to said rear edge of said one of the horizontal bars, the arms of the other of said pairs being formed to receive fasteners which secure the support member to the grille, and a tab carried by and projecting rearwardly from said support member having a recess engaging one of the vertical bars of the grille to laterally locate the support member with respect to the grille, wherein said grille has a predetermined design contour of smooth, continuous lines, and is not modified to accommodate the license plate bracket, so that if the license plate bracket is not applied to the grille, its absence is not apparent.