Patent ID: 7257912
Filing Date: 2007-08-21
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A module unit capable of retaining and displaying a vehicle license plate, and preventing said license plate from being removed by an un-authorized person, in which: Said module unit having a stationary base unit, a rotating frame unit, a rotating means, a locking means, and a releasing means; and Said base unit being fixedly attached to the exterior surface of a trunk door body or a rear door body of a vehicle by means of mechanical fasteners; and Said frame unit having an integrally connected frame structure capable of peripherally retaining said license plate, wherein, a slot opening providing the sole ingress and egress for inserting and removing said license plate into and out of said frame unit; and Said frame unit capable of rotating to a closed position, wherein, said frame unit retaining and displaying said license plate at a vertical position, said slot opening being blocked so that said license plate can not possibly be removed out of said frame unit through said slot opening, and said locking means being engaged into a locked position so that said frame unit is locked at said closed position; and Said releasing means penetrating through said vehicle body so that said releasing means can solely be activated from the interior side of said vehicle, and said releasing means capable of disengaging said locking means to an unlocked position by activating said releasing means from said interior side of said vehicle; and Said frame unit capable of being departed from said closed position to an open position when said locking means being disengaged into said unlocked position by activating said releasing means from said interior side of said vehicle, wherein, said slot opening of said frame unit being opened so that said license plate can be removed out of said frame unit through said slot opening; and Said rotating means capable of rotating said frame unit between said open position and said closed position; and Said rotating means, said locking means, said releasing means, and said mechanical fasteners for attaching said base unit to said vehicle body being concealed within said module unit without a possibility of being tampered by said un-authorized person when said frame unit being at said closed position.