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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2018
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Patrick Riley, Canton, MI (US);
Ed Wilson, Livonia, MI (US);
Michael J. Gardynik, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/06 (2006.01); B62D 65/02 (2006.01); E05F 15/53 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16C 11/0623 (2013.01); B62D 65/02 (2013.01); F16C 11/069 (2013.01); F16C 11/0695 (2013.01); E05F 15/53 (2015.01); E05Y 2600/50 (2013.01); E05Y 2600/60 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/55 (2013.01); F16C 2326/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
An end cap for a gas assist strut according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a body providing a socket, a spring clip having ends projecting into the socket, and a lever. The lever is arranged such that application of pressure to the lever draws the ends of the spring away from one another. This disclosure also relates to a motor vehicle including the subject end cap. A method is also disclosed.