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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:
Mar. 12, 1991
Filed:
Oct. 20, 1989
Francis C Peterson, Woodbury, CT (US);
Alamantas K Paskonis, Parma, OH (US);
Buell Industries, Inc., Waterbury, CT (US);
Abstract
A door striker assembly for mounting in a vehicle door receiving aperture for engagement with a vehicle door latch. The striker has a bracket adapted to be mounted in the door aperture. The bracket has two sections joined together at an angle, and a generally L-shaped rod extends between the bracket sections. The ends of the rod are rigidly joined to the bracket sections. The base area joining the bracket sections has a width between about 2.5 to about 7.5 times the diameter of the rod. The rod is adapted to be engaged by the vehicle door latch mechanism. The bracket, rod, and a revetment cooperate to form a rigid assembly. The assembly prevents vehicle door parts from being trapped by the door striker during a collision, which improves vehicle safety by minimizing the possibility of the vehicle door being jammed shut.