Patent ID: 8104827

Claim:
A bracket member controlling the relative positioning between more than one externally visible component of an automobile, comprising: a U-bracket formed as part of a bracket member, said U-Bracket having a first flange portion substantially parallel to a second flange portion, and a main aperture extending through said first flange portion and said second flange portion; a first substantially flat portion offset from a second substantially flat portion and an extension, forming a slot, an aperture formed in said first flat portion, said first substantially flat portion, said second substantially flat portion, and said extension are formed as part of said bracket member; a tab having an aperture, said tab slidably disposed within said slot, and said aperture of said tab is selectively in alignment with said aperture of said first substantially flat portion; a lower bracket formed as a portion of said bracket member; more than one externally visible component further comprising: a fascia having a flange, and a first aperture formed in said flange of said fascia; and a fender having a flange, and a second aperture formed in said flange of said fender, wherein said flange of said fascia and said flange of said fender are inserted between said first flange portion and said second flange portion such that said first aperture and said second aperture are substantially aligned with said main aperture, and a first fastener is inserted through said first aperture, said second aperture, and said main aperture, thereby securing the relative position of said fender and said fascia relative to one another, and said bracket member.