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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Magna Closures Inc., Newmarket, CA;
Inventors:
Andrew Reginald McIntyre, Victoria Harbour, CA;
John T. Shier, Penetangushiene, CA;
Dikran Ghorghorian, Scarborough, CA;
Assignee:
MAGNA CLOSURES INC., Newmarket, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 28/10 (2006.01); B60R 21/38 (2011.01); E05D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/38 (2013.01); E05D 2011/009 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/536 (2013.01);
Abstract
An active hinge for a deployable hood assembly of the type used in a pedestrian protection system for motor vehicles. The active hinge employs a primary latch to mechanically hold the hinge in a non-deployed condition and a secondary latch to mechanically hold the hinge in a deployed condition.