Patent ID: 6026554
Filing Date: 2000-02-22
Classification: B05B,B60K,Y10T

Abstract:
An automotive fuel filler pipe housing mountable upon an automotive body panel having an exterior surface, comprising:a flange member having an exterior side, an interior side, and means for mounting said flange member upon the exterior surface of the automotive body panel;a trim member connected to said flange member and having an interior side, an exterior side, and a distal end portion; andhinge means connecting said trim member to said flange member for permitting said trim member to be movable relative to said flange member between a first position at which said distal end portion of said trim member is positioned away from the exterior surface of the automotive body panel when said flange member is mounted upon the automotive body panel, and a second position at which said distal end portion of said trim member is positioned toward the exterior surface of the automotive body panel when said flange member is mounted upon the automotive body panel such that said distal end portion of said trim member is engaged with the exterior surface of the automotive body panel.