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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2004
Applicants:
Lester Derbis, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Darek Barczynski, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Keith Julien, Canton, MI (US);
Inventors:
Lester Derbis, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Darek Barczynski, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Keith Julien, Canton, MI (US);
Assignee:
Gecom Corp, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An activating mechanism is provided for use with a four-link hinge of the type typically used for closure of a vehicle movable deck, such as a trunk lid or engine compartment hood. A lower link bracket is secured to the vehicle body and an upper link bracket is secured to the movable deck. Pivoting links may be connected between the upper and lower link brackets.