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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2001
Edward Thomas Kozak, Troy, MI (US);
James A. O'Brien, II, LaSalle, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A reverse opening vehicle door is provided ( ), including a door body ( ) having a fore portion ( ) and an aft portion ( ), a catch mechanism ( ), and a hinge mechanism ( ). The catch mechanism ( ) and the hinge mechanism ( ) permit the door body ( ) to move between at least three positions including a closed position ( ) having a fore closed position ( ) and an aft closed position ( ), an intermediate position ( ) having an aft intermediate position ( ) located outboard and rearward of the aft closed position ( ) and a fore intermediate position ( ) located rearward of the fore closed position ( ), and an open position ( ) in which the fore portion ( ) is rotated rearward about the aft intermediate position ( ).