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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 1989
Filed:
Sep. 17, 1987
John W McLaren, Beaverton, MI (US);
Jeffery D Zawisza, Midland, MI (US);
Walter E Rupprecht, Midland, MI (US);
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of assembling a door and a door assembly comprising an outer door shell and inner door supporting member therefor. The supporting member is hinged at one end to a door frame. The other end of the supporting member is slidably accommodated in and occupies the outer door shell through an aperture in a lateral edge of the door shell. The supporting member can carry a window glass holder, such as a channel strip screwed to the supporting member, and this combination is called a cartridge assembly. The cartridge assembly provides specific benefits for automobile and truck door applications where the cartridge assembly can have attached to it various window and latch components; such as the window glass regulator (including any electric motor and wiring therefor), the window glass guides, the window glass, door latch parts, latch operating and locking parts (including any electric actuators and wiring therefor) as well as a side impact resistant beam; before the outer door shell is slid over the cartridge assembly. The invention eliminates the need to manually install the various window and latch components inside a hollow door through apertures in the door.