Patent ID: 8616581

Claim:
A mounting arrangement for mounting a vertical wall of a protector to a corresponding vertical wall of a fuel tank of a vehicle, comprising: an open-ended slot integrally molded into the vertical wall of the fuel tank, the open-ended slot having an open first end and an open second end; a closed-end slot integrally molded into the vertical wall of the fuel tank, the closed-end slot having a closed first end and an open second end; a tab integrally molded as part of the vertical wall of the protector, the tab received in the open-ended slot for mounting the protector to the fuel tank; and a protector aperture defined in the vertical wall of the protector, the protector aperture in registry with the closed-end slot with a fastener received through the protector aperture and the closed-end slot for further mounting the protector to the fuel tank.