LICENSE PLATE HOLDER

• US 20160297379A1
• Filed: 04/05/2016
• Published: 10/13/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Diego Fontayne
• Original Assignee: Diego Fontayne
• Inventors: Fontayne, Diego
• Granted Patent: US 9,586,538 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/56 for illuminating registrations or the like , e.g. for licence plates
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 13/105 Licence- or registration plates, provided with mounting means, e.g. frames, holders, retainers, brackets

Abstract

A license plate holder including a flexible body having a T-shape contour and a single layer of material or multilayer material including a material from the group of rubber, polychloroprene, nitrile, nitrile butadiene rubber, cyanocarbons, styrene butadiene rubber, ethylene propylene rubber and a combination thereof.

Claims

1. A license plate holder comprising:

a flexible body having a T-shape contour and comprising;

first layer comprising a polymer

a second layer comprising a polymer;

a first intermediate layer disposed between the first layer and the second layer comprising a fabric;

and at least a first opening.

2. The license plate holder of claim 1, wherein the first layer comprises a material selected from the group consisting of rubber, polychloroprene, nitrile, nitrile butadiene rubber, cyanocarbons, styrene butadiene rubber, ethylene propylene rubber.

3. The license plate holder of claim 1, wherein the second layer comprises a material selected from the group consisting of rubber, polychloroprene, nitrile, nitrile butadiene rubber, cyanocarbons, styrene butadiene rubber, ethylene propylene rubber.

4. The license plate holder of claim 1, wherein the fabric comprises a natural material including cotton.

5. The license plate holder of claim 1, wherein the fabric comprises a synthetic material including nylon.

6. The license plate holder of claim 1, wherein the first layer comprises a first thickness, the second layer comprises a second thickness, and wherein the first thickness is different than the second thickness.

7. The license plate holder of claim 1, wherein the first layer comprises a first thickness, the second layer comprises a second thickness, and wherein the first thickness is substantially the same as the second thickness.

8. The license plate holder of claim 1, further comprising a second opening spaced apart from the first opening, wherein the first opening and second opening are spaced apart by a distance within a range between about 1.5 inches (3.75 cm) and about 2.5 inches (6.25 cm).

9. The license plate holder of claim 1, wherein the first opening is located a minimum distance of at least about 0.250 inches (0.63 cm) and not greater than about 0.750 inches (1.88 cm) from an exterior edge of the body.

10. The license plate holder of claim 1, wherein the body comprises a generally planar two-dimensional shape as viewed in plane defined by the thickness and width.

11. The license plate holder of claim 1, wherein the flexible body comprises a Durometer Shore A hardness of not greater than about not greater than about 90 A, and at least about 5 A.

12. The license plate holder of claim 1, further comprising:

a third layer comprising a polymer; and

a second intermediate layer disposed between the second layer and the third layer.

13. The license plate holder of claim 1, further comprising:

a fourth layer comprising a polymer; and

a second intermediate layer disposed between the second layer and the third layer.

14. A license plate holder comprising:

a flexible body having a T-shape contour and comprising a single layer of material comprising a material selected from the group consisting of rubber, polychloroprene, nitrile, nitrile butadiene rubber, cyanocarbons, styrene butadiene rubber, ethylene propylene rubber and a combination thereof.

15. The license plate holder of claim 14, wherein the body is a monolithic body consisting of the single layer of material.

16. The license plate holder of claim 14, wherein the flexible body comprises an exterior edge portion extending between a bottom portion and a top portion and defining a tapered, arcuate, substantially linear, or substantially concave contour.

17. The license plate holder of claim 14, further comprising a first opening extending through an entire thickness of the body and sized to accept a fastener.

18. The license plate holder of claim 17, further comprising a second opening spaced apart from the first opening, wherein the first opening and second opening are spaced apart by a distance within a range between about 1.5 inches (3.75 cm) and about 2.5 inches (6.25 cm).

19. The license plate holder of claim 14, wherein the flexible body has a first major surface, and wherein the first major surface extends in a substantially single plane for the entire width and length of the flexible body.

20. The license plate holder of claim 14, wherein the flexible body comprises an exterior edge portion extending between a bottom portion and a top portion and defining a tapered, arcuate, substantially linear, or substantially concave contour.