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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2004
William R. Headlee, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Andrew B. Ewing, New Haven, IN (US);
William R. Headlee, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Andrew B. Ewing, New Haven, IN (US);
International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC, Warrenville, IL (US);
Abstract
The invention is a door opening apparatus for the outside door of a luggage or storage compartment of a large motor vehicle, such as a truck or bus. The door opening apparatus has at least one door guide and a guide roller. The door guide has tracks within a straight section and opposite first and second ends. Both tracks have a detent located within the second end of the door guide. The upper track also has a hook with a stop located within the first end of the door guide. Rollers connected to the fingers of the guide roller engage the tracks of the door guide to allow the door to move from an open to a closed position.