Adjustable mounting plate
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorsRichard K. Mitts, Norbert A. Markl
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Abstract
An automotive vehicle door striker plate (10) includes first and second plate parts (22,24) coupled together by an edge flange (26). A continuous slot (28) separates the plate parts except for two bendable portions (30,32). In use, second plate part (24) is welded to a door closing surface in predetermined arrangement then the door has certain manufacturing operations. Next, the door is removed from the body for accessory mounting (e.g., windows). Finally, on reattachment of the door to the body, any reattachment positional adjustment is accomplished by bending the portions (39, 32) by force application.
Claims20
An adjustable mounting plate for attachment to an automotive vehicle door surface, the mounting plate comprising:
- a first plate part;
- a second plate part;
- a deformable portion that interconnects the first plate part to the second plate part, such that a slot generally separates the first and second plate parts except for the deformable portion, wherein the first plate part is fixedly secured to the door surface, and wherein the second plate part is movable with respect to the first plate part by applying an adjustment corrective force to the plate so as to bend the deformable portion a required amount for proper positioning of the second plate part;
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- wherein the first and second plate parts and the deformable portion are made of a single piece of material.
A mounting plate for fixed attachment to an automotive vehicle door surface in a predetermined arrangement, which arrangement can be subsequently modified without disturbing the integrity of the fixed attachment comprising:
- a first plate part having a substantially flat surface adapted for fixed welded attachment to the door surface;
- a second plate part including at least one threaded sleeve, a guide opening and a generally flat surface;
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- first and second bendable strips, each strip having opposite end portions integrally related to the respective plate parts such that the flat surfaces of the plate parts and the bendable strips lie substantially in a common plane.
A mounting plate for fixed attachment to an object in a predetermined arrangement, which arrangement can be subsequently modified without disturbing the fixed attachment, comprising:
- a first plate part fixedly secured to the object;
- a second plate part;
- first and second bendable means interconnecting the first and second plate parts to one another;
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- the bendable means including a metal strip of generally sinuous shape, such that the second plate part is movable with respect to the first plate part by applying an adjustment corrective force to the plate so as to bend the bendable means a sufficient amount for proper positioning of the second plate part relative to the first plate part.
A mounting plate for fixed attachment to an object in a predetermined arrangement, which arrangement can be subsequently modified without disturbing the fixed attachment, comprising:
- a first plate part fixedly secured to the object;
- a second plate part;
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- an adjustable portion having one end attached to the first plate part and another end attached to the second plate part so as to interconnect the first plate part to the second plate part, wherein the second plate part is movable with respect to the first plate part by applying an adjustment corrective force to the plate so as to manipulate the adjustable portion a sufficient amount for proper positioning of the second plate part with respect to the first plate part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.