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US 6,332,243 B1Granted
Vehicle door prop button
AssigneeMultimatic Inc.
InventorFelix Sung Hoon Kim
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Abstract
A temporary vehicle door check mechanism suitable for use during vehicle painting operations comprises a hinge comprising door side and body side portions, and an intermediate bridge portion, all of which are rotatably connected at a common axis of rotation. A flexible prop button is mounted to either the door side or the body side portions of the hinge, and is adapted to releasably contact the intermediate bridge portion of the hinge as the door is rotated about the hinge, to releasably hold the door in a partially or fully open position.
Claims8
A temporary vehicle door checking mechanism comprising:
- (a) a hinge comprising door side and body side portions and an intermediate bridge portion,
- (b) the intermediate bridge portion of the hinge being rotatably connected to the door side and body side portions of the hinge at a common axis of rotation;
- (c) a flexible prop button mounted to one of the door side on body side portions of the hinge and adapted to releasably contact the intermediate bridge portion of the hinge as the door is rotated about the hinge from a closed position to an open position, said contact compressing the button and generating sufficient frictional resistance to releasably hold the door in a partially or fully open position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.