US 12,005,961 B2
Rear fascia mounting bracket
Rebecca Scala, Woodhaven, MI (US); Santiago Muleiro, Mexico City (MX); Luis Becerril, Tultitlan (MX); and Victor Hugo Colin Colin, Toluca (MX)
Assigned to Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed by Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US)
Filed on Feb. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/666,670.
Application 17/666,670 is a continuation of application No. 17/023,951, filed on Sep. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,299,089.
Prior Publication US 2022/0161716 A1, May 26, 2022
Int. Cl. B60Q 1/26 (2006.01); B62D 25/08 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 25/08 (2013.01) [B60Q 1/2623 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a single bracket including a first portion configured to attach a rear fascia to a vehicle body-side sheet metal and a second portion configured to attach the rear fascia to a rear panel sheet metal that extends underneath a tail lamp, and wherein the single bracket includes a flexible portion with opposing end portions that connect the first and second portions together, and wherein the flexible portion extends in a lateral direction by the tail lamp along a rear of a vehicle, and wherein the flexible portion comprises a first member and a second member that are connected to each other via a shoulder, and wherein the first and second members are offset from each other.