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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michael Istok, Macomb, MI (US);
Anna Miller Hill, Belleville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05B 77/36 (2014.01); B60R 7/06 (2006.01); E05B 83/30 (2014.01); E05B 83/32 (2014.01); E05F 5/06 (2006.01); E05B 77/38 (2014.01); E05C 19/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 7/06 (2013.01); E05B 77/36 (2013.01); E05B 77/38 (2013.01); E05B 83/30 (2013.01); E05B 83/32 (2013.01); E05F 5/06 (2013.01); E05C 19/022 (2013.01);
Abstract
A latch assembly for a vehicle bin includes a latch housing having an integrated bumper. The latch housing defines a latch opening and a base adapted to carry the bumper. The bumper includes a load edge and is disposed on the base to provide a constant load around the latch opening. The load edge may define one of a planar load edge, a serrated load edge, and a scalloped load edge.