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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2003
Applicant:
Simon Blair Dobson, Kent, GB;
Inventor:
Simon Blair Dobson, Kent, GB;
Assignee:
ArvinMeritor Light Vehicle Systems (UK) Ltd., Sully-sur-Loire, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E06B003/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vehicle door comprising a strengthening structure, an inner door skin and a latch mechanism to be housed within the door, said mechanism having an engagement element that co-operates with the strengthening structure to allow the mechanism to be presented for rigid fixing within the door after the inner skin has been positioned relative to the strengthening structure; wherein at least one fixing element rigidly holds both the inner door skin and the latch mechanism to the strengthening structure.