ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,971, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to Motherson Innovations Co. Ltd. (London).
"Cover fastening system for a vehicle" was invented by Gottfried Sailer (Stuttgart, Germany) and Hans-Dieter Pomparew (Stuttgart, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a cover fastening system for a vehicle external surface comprising: a cover having at least one locking pin arranged on an inner surface of the cover, wherein the at least one locking pin has at least one protrusion; a shell, wherein the shell is mechanically engaged within a slot on a vehicle surface, and wherein the locking pin cooperates with the inner...