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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 1997
Filed:
May. 31, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lloyd Walker Rogers, Jr, Shelby, MI (US);
John Ion Moceanu, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Robert Wayne Baughman, Mount Clemens, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
292216 ; 292199 ; 292201 ; 292D / ;
Abstract
A cinching mechanism for interaction with a substantially conventional latch assembly includes a cinching gear selectively power driven by an actuator and includes a link between the cinching mechanism and the latch assembly providing a means of manually releasing the cinching mechanism to permit the latch assembly to open regardless of the condition of the cinching mechanism.