| US 7,607,248 B2 | ||
| Vehicle license plate frame | ||
| David F. MacNeil, 205 E. Sixth St., Hinsdale, Ill. 60521 (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 09, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/135,846. | ||
| Application 12/135846 is a continuation of application No. 11/383026, filed on May 12, 2006, granted, now 7,383,649. | ||
| Application 11/383026 is a continuation of application No. 10/763745, filed on Jan. 23, 2004, abandoned. | ||
| Application 10/763745 is a continuation of application No. 10/151361, filed on May 17, 2002, granted, now 6,760,986, filed on Jul. 13, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0250680 A1, Oct. 16, 2008 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. G09F 7/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 40—209 [40/718] | 11 Claims |
| 1. Apparatus for mounting a vehicle license plate, comprising:
a frame molded of a transparent plastic material and having a periphery, an outer side, an inner side for disposal adjacent
a license plate and an elongated annular channel disposed near the periphery of the frame, the channel having a bottom and
sides extending inwardly from the bottom of the channel toward the license plate; and
an elongated annular thermoplastic elastomeric gasket injection molded onto the inner side of the frame near the periphery
of the frame, to fill the channel and to molecularly adhere to or wet the bottom and sides of the channel, the gasket having
a general inwardly-facing receiving surface for contacting a surface of the license plate, the general receiving surface of
the gasket being remote from the channel of the frame.
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