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US 2004/0163487 A1Published application
Method of releasably securing a trunklid latch release and assembly therefor
AssigneeEaton Corporation
InventorsCharles R. Martus, Scott L. Loring
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Abstract
A holder has one end attached to a trunklid release cable jacket preferably by weldment. The holder has a pair of spaced deflectable lugs or projections into which the cable pull handle is snapped for storage. The holder is secured to the trunk component by integrally formed clips or bayonet push-in connection and thus the handle is secured to prevent rattling.
Claims22
A method of releasably securing a vehicle trunklid latch release handle comprising:
- (a) attaching the handle to a release cable;
- (b) forming a holder with resiliently deflectable portions and a mounting portion and releasably engaging said deflectable portions with a corresponding portion of said handle;
- (c) joining the holder with a jacket over the release cable;
- and,
- (d) attaching said mounting portion to the vehicle trunk structure.
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In combination a release cable assembly and holder comprising:
- (a) a tension cable received in a jacket and having one end extending out of the jacket;
- (b) a handle attached to the said one end of the cable;
- (c) a holder having a portion thereof joined to said jacket and a second portion thereof releasably receiving said handle;
- and,
- (d) a mounting portion formed integrally with said holder for attachment to structure for said cable tensioning with respect thereto.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.