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US 6,711,778 B2Granted
Door stop apparatus
OwnerBenny W. Sparkmaninventor
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Abstract
Door stop apparatus includes a block secured to a vehicle and a bar extending through a generally horizontal bore in the block. The bar is secured to a vehicle door and includes stop recesses spaced apart from each other. The bar extends through a cylinder a generally vertical bore in the block and the cylinder includes a biased roller which extends sequentially into the stop recesses on the bar to provide intermediate stops for the vehicle door. The cylinder pivots or rotates in the bore as the door moves.
Claims9
Vehicle door limiting apparatus comprising in combination:
- a block adapted to be secured to a vehicle;
- a first bore extending generally transversely through the block;
- a second bore extending generally vertically through the block and communicating with the first bore;
- cylinder means disposed in the second bore and in the first bore for rotating in the second bore including a cylinder rotatable in the second bore;
- a third bore in the cylinder extending generally transversely and communicating with the first bore in the block;
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- bar means for moving in the first, second, and third bores extending through the first bore in the block and through the second and third bores in the cylinder, including
- a bar,
- a first end securable to the vehicle door,
- a second end remote from the first end, and
- a limiting element on the second end and disposed against the block to limit the extent of the opening of the vehicle door.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.