Service cover for a rear combination lamp

• US 6,039,465 A
• Filed: 10/08/1998
• Issued: 03/21/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki Seisakusho
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyoda Jidoshokki Seisakusho
• Inventors: Hozumi, Mamoru, Hirabayashi, Mineo, Fukuta, Kinsho
• Primary Examiner(s): Spyrou, Cassandra
• Assistant Examiner(s): Juba, Jr., John
• Application Number:
  US09/168,820
• Time in Patent Office: 530 Days
• Field of Search: 296/37.1, 296/39.1, 296/901, 362/374, 362/375, 362/506, 362/544, 362/488, 362/493, 362/496, 49/463, 49/501
• US Class Current: 362/496
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/007 via a removable cap
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/26 the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic

Abstract

A service cover for a rear combination lamp is provided with a substantially rectangular cover body having an area enough to close a working hole, first and second retainer portions projecting from a pair of opposite sides of the cover body in opposite directions, respectively, and a jaw portion formed at a tip end of the first retainer portion for preventing the falling of the service cover. The working hole is closed by inserting the first and second retainer portions into slits formed at both edge portions of the working hole, respectively, and the working hole is opened by drawing the second retainer portion from the corresponding slit and rotating the cover body about the first retainer portion.

Claims

1. A service cover which opens and closes a working hole formed in a trim in a trunk room for service work of the rear combination lamp, said service cover comprising:

a substantially rectangular cover body having an area enough to cover the working hole;

first and second retainer portions projecting from a pair of opposite sides of said cover body in opposite directions, respectively; and

jaw portions formed at a tip end of the first retainer portion for preventing the falling of said service cover;

the working hole being closed by inserting said first and second retainer portions into slits formed at both edge portions of the working hole, respectively, the working hole being opened by drawing the second retainer portion away from the corresponding slit and rotating the cover body about the first retainer portion.

2. The service cover according to claim 1, further comprising a pair of flanged portions projecting in a direction perpendicular to the first and second retainer portions from the other pair of sides of the cover body, respectively, the flanged portions being inserted onto a rear surface side of edge portions of the working hole when the working hole is closed.

3. The service cover according to claim 1, wherein each of said first and second retainer portions includes at least two retainer pieces which are in parallel with each other.

4. The service cover according to claim 1, further comprising a finger insertion portion formed in the vicinity of said second retainer portion of the cover body, said second retainer portion being pulled apart from the corresponding slit by drawing the finger insertion portion with an operator'"'"'s finger hooking at the finger insertion portion when the working hole is opened.

5. The service cover according to claim 4, wherein said finger insertion portion is formed by projecting on a top surface side a part of the side of the cover body from which the second retainer portion projects.

6. The service cover according to claim 5, wherein a central portion of the cover body is projected on the top surface side to be in communication with the finger insertion portion.

7. The service cover according to claim 1, wherein the service cover is made of resilient or flexible material.

8. The service cover according to claim 1, wherein the service cover is made of the same material as that of a trim.