Device for holding the trunk lid of a vehicle in an open position
Assignee9303-0302 Quebec Inc.
InventorsDavid MITCHELL, Michael MOLINER, Sebastien OUELLET
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Abstract
A device for holding the trunk lid of a vehicle in an open position, includes an elongated telescopic member adapted to be adjusted in length, a locking system for holding the elongated member in a selected position, and first and second holding mechanisms provided at opposed ends of the elongated member. The first and second holding mechanisms are adapted to be attached to a lower closed loop provided on the trunk sill and to an upper latching mechanism provided on the inside of the trunk lid of the vehicle.
Claims32
A device for holding a trunk lid of a vehicle in an open position, comprising:
- an elongated member adapted to be adjusted in length;
- a locking system for holding the elongated member in a selected position;
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- first and second holding mechanisms provided on the elongated member, the first and second holding mechanisms being adapted to be attached to a closed loop and to a latching mechanism, which are provided on one and the other of a sill of a trunk of the vehicle and of the trunk lid of the trunk of the vehicle.
The device according to any one of claims 1 and 3, wherein the elongated member includes at least first and second sections, which are telescopically mounted to each other.
A method for attaching a device between a trunk lid of a vehicle and a trunk sill of the vehicle for maintaining the trunk lid in an open position, comprising:
- engaging a first end of the device on a vehicle latching mechanism;
- displacing a second end of the device towards a vehicle loop while extending an elongated member of the device;
- engaging the second end of the device to the vehicle loop;
- locking the elongated member in a selected position for maintaining the trunk lid at a desired distance from the trunk sill.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.