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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2006
Tad J. Siedlecki, Dearborn, MI (US);
Kalani Mitchell, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (US);
Stephen L. Bruford, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
J. Fritz Cory, Belleville, MI (US);
Dragan Stojkovic, Southgate, MI (US);
Tad J. Siedlecki, Dearborn, MI (US);
Kalani Mitchell, Rancho Cucamonga, CA (US);
Stephen L. Bruford, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
J. Fritz Cory, Belleville, MI (US);
Dragan Stojkovic, Southgate, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A vehicle hood closure control and release system including a hood release mounted to a vehicle frame. The hood release may include a pivotally mounted hood release handle pivotable for unlatching a vehicle hood having a grille mounted thereon. A bumper may be integrally mounted to the hood release for resiliently contacting the grille and preventing slamming of the grille when the vehicle hood is moved from an open to a closed position.