Anti-chucking latch striker with integral pop-up mechanism
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1. A striker for engagement with a latch mechanism of a vehicle, said striker comprising:
- a base;
a post attached to said base, wherein said post is configured whereby the latch mechanism is capable of engaging and disengaging from said post;
a plate positionable relative to said post to a first position adjacent said post and a second position spaced from said post;
a biasing member engaged with said plate; and
wherein the latch mechanism disengaging from said post causes said biasing member to position said plate to said first position and positions the latch mechanism a distance from said post functioning as a pop-up of a door.
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Abstract
A striker may engage a latch mechanism of a vehicle—the latch mechanism of the vehicle being capable of being latched and unlatched—to help prevent chucking of the vehicle and to assist in opening a door of the vehicle. The striker may comprise a base, a post attached to the base, a plate positionable relative to the post to a first position adjacent the post and a second position spaced from the post. The striker may further comprise a biasing member engaged with the plate, wherein the biasing member positions the plate to the first position when the latch mechanism is unlatched.
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20 Claims
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1. A striker for engagement with a latch mechanism of a vehicle, said striker comprising:
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a base; a post attached to said base, wherein said post is configured whereby the latch mechanism is capable of engaging and disengaging from said post; a plate positionable relative to said post to a first position adjacent said post and a second position spaced from said post; a biasing member engaged with said plate; and wherein the latch mechanism disengaging from said post causes said biasing member to position said plate to said first position and positions the latch mechanism a distance from said post functioning as a pop-up of a door. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A striker for engagement with a door of a vehicle, said striker comprising:
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a base configured to attach to the vehicle; a post attached to said base, said post is configured such that the door is capable of latching with and unlatching from said post; a plate selectively positionable to first and second positions relative to said post; a biasing member engaged with said plate, said biasing member configured to selectively position said plate to said first and second positions; and wherein said door being unlatched from said post decompresses said biasing member moving said plate to said first position and functioning as a pop-up of the door causing the door away from said post. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A striker for engagement with a trunk of a vehicle, wherein said vehicle includes a latch mechanism, said striker comprising:
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a base; a post attached to said base, said post configured such that the latch mechanism is capable of latching to and unlatching from said post; a plate selectively positionable relative to said post to a first position adjacent said post and a second position spaced from said post; and a biasing member engaged with said plate, wherein said biasing member positions said plate to said first position when said latch mechanism is unlatched linearly displacing the latch mechanism relative to said post and functioning as a pop-up of the trunk. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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