Door latch striker

A vehicle door striker comprising:

• a U-shaped striker plate including a mounting plate connected to an arm by a support segment, the mounting plate having a striker bolt hole and a distal portion of the arm having a securement aperture therethrough;
• a boss protruding from the distal portion of the arm defined by a thickened portion of the arm, the securement hole through the distal portion of the arm extending through the boss;
• and,
• a striker bolt having an arm engagement end and a mounting plate securement end, the striker bolt inserted through the striker bolt hole in the mounting plate such that the arm engagement end connects through the securement hole to the distal portion of the arm and such that the mounting plate securement end is positioned proximate the mounting plate.

A vehicle door striker comprising:

• a mounting plate having an arm extending therefrom and a striker bolt hole therethrough, the arm having a securement hole through an end portion thereof, the end portion of the arm positioned with respect to the mounting plate such that the striker bolt hole through the mounting plate and the securement hole through the end portion of the arm are substantially aligned;
• a boss protruding from the end portion of the arm defined by a thickened portion of the arm, the securement hole in the end portion of the arm extending through the boss;
• a striker bolt having a head and a connecting end separated by a shaft, the head of the striker bolt having a larger diameter than that of the striker bolt hole, the striker bolt positioned through the striker bolt hole in the mounting plate such that the head does not pass through the mounting plate, the connecting end of the striker bolt attached to the arm through the securement hole;
• and,
• a sleeve at least partially covering the shaft of the striker bolt.