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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Stephen Drysdale, Northampton, GB;
Nancy Raykovitz, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Steven Murray Foster, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Timothy Bland, Plymouth, MI (US);
David Birt, Staffs, GB;
John Robert Beaulieu, Cookeville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 2/504 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 2/504 ;
Abstract
A reinforcement module for a vehicle door comprises a plurality of elongate reinforcement members (,) and a plurality of connectors (,and,). Each connector (,and,) is engageable with the free end portions of at least two of the elongate reinforcement members (,) to connect those elongate reinforcement members together. The arrangement is such that at least one of the elongate reinforcement members (,) extends generally transversely with respect to at least one other elongate reinforcement member.