Molded air duct with integral attachment member
CA 2286863 A1 · Owner: Ford Motor Company Of Canada Limited · Inventors: Galbraith, Michael
Overview
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An apparatus for directing conditioned air into a vehicle passenger compartment including an integrally formed attachment member for securing the apparatus to a vehicle support structure. The attachment member has a flexible free end an, elongated body, an aperture, and a plurality of living hinges. The elongated body is inserted into a vehicle support structure aperture. The elongated body is then folded onto itself until the flexible free end is able to be inserted into locked engagement with the aperture in the elongated body. Thus, the present invention minimizes the cost of the apparatus the, number of parts, assembly time and complexity.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed October 15, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 15, 2019.
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