Valiant Corporation

Valiant Machine & Tool Inc.

Doru Baluta

Dominique Baulier

A margin blade holder assembly is disclosed in which the assembly includes a housing having a first part and a second part. An elongated margin blade has a first end swivelly secured to the second housing part such that the margin blade extends outwardly from the second housing part having the ability to axially rotate in it on a slight angle and has a free second end adapted for insertion into a gap. The housing parts are secured together by connecting arms so that the second housing part is movable in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the margin blade relative to the first housing part between a first and second position. A spring resiliently retains the second housing part, and thus the margin blade, at an intermediate position between the first and second positions.

Margin blade holder assembly

A tool which facilitates the alignment of a closure striker with a latch on an automotive panel in which the automotive panel includes at least one alignment opening. The tool includes a plate having an outwardly projecting alignment pin(s) which is positioned within the alignment opening(s) on the automotive panel. A pair of spaced supports are secured to and extend outwardly from the other side of the plate and thus away from the automotive panel. An elongated guide rod is secured to and extends between the supports so that the guide rod is substantially parallel to the side of the plate abutting the automotive panel. A slide is longitudinally movably mounted on the guide rod and carries a striker to be secured to the automotive panel. A centering pin aligned with the striker is mounted to the slide. The latch on the automotive panel abuts against the centering pin when the panel is moved to a preset partially closed position. The engagement between the latch and the centering pin longitudinally displaces the slide along the rod until the striker is properly aligned with the latch. At the very end of its stroke, the latch engages a trigger which releases a pair of locking levers to secure the slide to the rod at its longitudinally adjusted position.

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Windsor, CA, United States of America

Doru Baluta