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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2004
Kurt Johansen, Powell, OH (US);
Steven Thiele, Marysville, OH (US);
Kenichi Kitayama, Dublin, OH (US);
Kurt Johansen, Powell, OH (US);
Steven Thiele, Marysville, OH (US);
Kenichi Kitayama, Dublin, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A striker assembly is provided for use with a lock assembly in latching a first body and a second body together and allowing at least one of the first and second bodies to pivotally move relative to the other of the first and second bodies. The lock assembly is mounted to the first body. The striker assembly includes a striker rotatably mounted to the second body and configured so that an associated latch of the lock assembly is selectively lockable to the striker to latch the first body to the second body. A lever extends from the striker and is engageable with the lock body so that the striker rotates when said at least one of the first and second bodies is pivotally moved relative to the other of the first and second bodies.