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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:
Jan. 16, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 07, 1993
Applicant:
Inventor:
Marc Zweili, Roxboro, CA;
Assignee:
Mark IV Transportation Products Corporation, Niles, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
49118 ; 49218 ;
Abstract
A power door operator for vehicles requiring uninterrupted car surfaces in a door area and minimal use of car interior space, particularly in the closed position. The equipment provided utilizes a rotary motor drive and distributed gear system for moving opposing door panels away from an opening in the car wall. Movement of the doors into and out of the car door opening is accomplished through use of controlled reaction travel of the rotary drive motor.