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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
John W. Jaranson, Dearborn, MI (US);
Raj Nair, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Randal Henry Visintainer, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 5/02 (2006.01); E05F 3/22 (2006.01); E05F 1/10 (2006.01); E05C 17/00 (2006.01); E05C 17/12 (2006.01); E05F 15/60 (2015.01); E05F 15/70 (2015.01); E05B 47/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 3/222 (2013.01); E05B 47/0004 (2013.01); E05C 17/003 (2013.01); E05C 17/12 (2013.01); E05F 1/10 (2013.01); E05F 1/1008 (2013.01); E05F 3/221 (2013.01); E05F 15/60 (2015.01); E05F 15/70 (2015.01); E05B 2047/0048 (2013.01); E05B 2047/0068 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/531 (2013.01);
Abstract
A door assembly for a vehicle includes a door and a check strap pivotally coupled to the door. An engagement member is releasably engageable with the check strap. A spring is positioned to bias the check strap toward the engagement member. When the engagement member is engaged with the check strap, the check strap maintains the door in an open position. When the engagement member is disengaged with the check strap, the door is swung to the closed position under the bias of the spring.