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US 2015/0020460 A1Published application
Door opener assembly
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsDaniel R. Collado, Mark Rimkus
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Abstract
A door opener assembly may include an opener housing including a well and at least one hook member. A pin-reception channel may be formed through a portion of the well. The hook member(s) is configured to hook onto a portion of a frame. The door opener assembly may also include a frame-securing member having a pin retained within the pin-reception channel. The frame-securing member is configured to be urged into the well to lock the opener housing to the portion of the frame.
Claims20
A door opener assembly comprising:
- an opener housing including a well and at least one hook member, wherein a pin-reception channel is formed through a portion of the well, and wherein the at least one hook member is configured to hook onto a portion of a frame;
- and
- a frame-securing member having a pin retained within the pin-reception channel, wherein the frame-securing member is configured to be urged into the well to lock the opener housing to the portion of the frame.
A vehicle door comprising:
- a frame;
- and
- a door opener assembly securely locked to the frame, wherein the door opener assembly comprises:
- an opener housing including a well and at least one hook member, wherein a pin-reception channel is formed through a portion of the well, and wherein the at least one hook member hooks onto a portion of the frame;
- and
- a frame-securing member having a pin retained within the pin-reception channel, wherein the frame-securing member securely locks the opener housing to the portion of the frame.
3 more elements
A door opener assembly comprising:
- an opener housing including a well, at least one hook member, and pin-securing clips proximate to a pin-reception channel formed through a portion of the well, and wherein the at least one hook member is configured to hook onto a portion of a frame;
- and
- a frame-securing member including a cap connected to a pin that is retained within the pin-reception channel, wherein the pin comprises one or more notches configured to retain portions of the pin-securing clips to secure the frame-securing member to the opener housing, and wherein the frame-securing member is configured to be urged into the well to lock the opener housing to the portion of the frame without separate and distinct fasteners.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.