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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1996
Christopher J Kavanagh, Fraser, MI (US);
Richard C Wroblewski, Warren, MI (US);
Robert B Mooney, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
D'Arcy Miller, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Atoma International Inc., Newmarket, CA;
Abstract
A door cartridge assembly is provided to be installed into a vehicle door. The assembly includes a door hardware mounting panel having door components mounted thereon and being constructed and arranged to be fixedly mounted to a vehicle door; coupling structure carried by the mounting panel; and a door latch assembly constructed and arranged to be secured to a vehicle door to provide a latch for the vehicle door. The door latch assembly includes a latching member constructed and arranged to be movable between a latching position and a releasing position. The coupling structure is constructed and arranged to receive the latching member in latching relation therewith when the latching member is in the latching position thereof, thereby permitting the mounting panel to be transported with the door latch assembly connected thereto. The door latch assembly is operable to move the latch member from the latching position to the releasing position permitting the latch assembly to be removed from latching relation with the coupling structure and to be subsequently secured to the vehicle door.