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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:
Apr. 27, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 15, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark Stephen Salmonowicz, Royal Oak, MI (US);
David C Camp, Warren, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
49502 ; 49503 ;
Abstract
A rod guide including an elongated strip base for connection with a vehicle door panel and to encircle an elongated control rod mounted adjacent the door panel, the strip base being spaced away from the rod; at least one mesh wing with a base end connected with the strip base, the mesh wing angularly extending from the strip base and the wing having a contact end for encircling contact with the control rod and dampening any transverse movement of the control rod while freely allowing generally linear movement of the control rod.