US 11,993,167 B2
Snow protector for vehicle charge port
Niklas Johansson, Gothenburg (SE); and Marcus Gustafsson, Gothenburg (SE)
Assigned to POLESTAR PERFORMANCE AB, Gothenburg (SE)
Filed by Polestar Performance AB, Gothenburg (SE)
Filed on Nov. 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/531,232.
Prior Publication US 2023/0158905 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 53/16 (2019.01); B60L 53/30 (2019.01)
CPC B60L 53/30 (2019.02) [B60L 53/16 (2019.02); H02J 7/0042 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A charge port cover, sized and shaped for selective concealment of a charge port recess of a vehicle during vehicle connection via a charging cable to an external charging source, comprising:
a body plate member comprised of rigid or semi-rigid material including:
a planar front face and a planar rear face juxtaposed in opposite orientations to one another;
an outer edge surface joining and defining a perimeter of the planar front face and the planar rear face, the outer edge surface having a thin profile; and
a charging connector aperture, located at an interior spaced-apart location from the perimeter, defining a passageway between the planar front face and the planar rear face and configured to selectively receive the charging cable therethrough,
wherein the outer edge surface is shaped and sized for a clearance fit within an outer periphery defining the charge port recess of a vehicle extending inwards from an exterior surface of the vehicle.