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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2011
Gary W. Krajenke, Warren, MI (US);
Alvin N. Standard, Clarkston, MI (US);
Edward L. Schulte, White Lake, MI (US);
Gary W. Krajenke, Warren, MI (US);
Alvin N. Standard, Clarkston, MI (US);
Edward L. Schulte, White Lake, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A mechanism for installing a spring in a vehicle decklid includes a bracket supported on the decklid to rotate about an axis, including a leg extending radially from the axis, a spring secured to the bracket, a stop, and an attachment engaged with the bracket for rotating the bracket about the axis and extending the spring to an installed position where a force applied by the spring to the leg forces the bracket into contact with the stop, said contact preventing rotation of the bracket in a direction that extends the spring.