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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2003
Robert G. Zummallen, Marysville, OH (US);
Shawn L. Tarr, Dublin, OH (US);
Andrew K. Swayne, Dublin, OH (US);
Masahiro Ishikawa, Dublin, OH (US);
Pete Cardimen, Powell, OH (US);
Skye Malcom, Columbus, OH (US);
Henry Dicato, Columbus, OH (US);
Matt Wolfe, Hilliard, OH (US);
Kenichi Kitayama, Dublin, OH (US);
Matthew Plett, Dublin, OH (US);
Kris Lemmon, Dublin, OH (US);
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A hook and catch assembly for use in securing a door to a body of a vehicle. The hook and catch assembly includes a hook that is secured to the door, a rocker panel that the door engages, a catch that is secured to the rocker panel upper surface, and a rocker panel garnish that is disposed over the rocker panel upper surface and the catch. The hook is positioned such that, when the door is in a closed position, the hook extends through a slot in the rocker panel garnish and is received between the catch and said rocker panel upper surface.