Door hold-back apparatus
AssigneeCaterpillar Tractor Co.
InventorElmer Ray Crabb
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Abstract
A door hold-back apparatus comprises a mounting member attached to the side panel of a vehicle and a hook member pivotally mounted on the mounting member for swinging movements between latched and unlatched positions thereon. A cushion means, preferably in the form of an elastomeric pad, is adjustably mounted on the mounting member to engage an abutment member secured on a door of the vehicle. The hook member is adapted to engage a slot formed in the abutment member to hold the door in an open position on the vehicle. Elastomeric bumpers are mounted on a forward end of the hook member to prevent metallic engagement between the hook member and a side panel of the vehicle.
Claims16
A door hold-back apparatus comprising
- a mounting means adapted for attachment to a panel of a vehicle comprising a block member adapted for securance to a panel of a vehicle, a plate mounted on an outboard side of said block member and fastening means releasably attaching said plate to said block member,
- hook means pivotally mounted on said mounting means for swinging movements between latched and unlatched positions thereon, and
- means defining an elongated slot between said block member and said mounting plate, said hook means disposed in and pivotally mounted in said slot, and
- cushioning means attached to said mounting means and disposed adjacent to said hook means adapted to aid said hook means in latching a door thereto comprising an elastomeric pad adjustably mounted on said mounting means for axial movement relative thereto.
A door hold-back apparatus comprising
- a mounting means adapted for attachment to a panel of a vehicle,
- hook means pivotally mounted on said mounting means for swinging movements between latched and unlatched positions thereon,
- cushioning means attached to said mounting means and disposed adjacent to said hook means adapted to aid said hook means in latching a door thereto and
- elastomeric bumper means mounted on a free end of said hook means for preventing metallic contact with a panel of a vehicle when said apparatus is mounted thereon.
A door hold-back apparatus comprising
- a mounting means adapted for attachment to a panel of a vehicle,
- hook means pivotally mounted on said mounting means for swinging movements between latched and unlatched positions thereon, and
- cushioning means attached to said mounting means and disposed adjacent to said hook means adapted to aid said hook means in latching a door thereto comprising an elastomeric pad adjustably mounted on said mounting means for axial movement relative thereto, said pad being secured to a back-up plate and wherein said mounting means comprises a mounting plate having said pad and said back-up plate adjustably mounted thereon.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.