Door check

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1985-09-26

1987-05-12

Vlachos, Leonidas

Miscellaneous hardware (e.g., bushing, carpet fastener, caster,

Closure checks

16 85, 16292, E05F 502

Patent

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046638016

ABSTRACT:
A door check provides a positive stop at a hold open position, as well as being disengageable to provide a fully open position, and is automatically reengageable upon door closing. A check strap is pivotally mounted to a vehicle body and resiliently biased into sliding engagement with a stop pin fixed to the vehicle door. As the door is opened, the stop pin slides along a working surface of the check strap, and into a catch portion hook to block the stop pin and provide a positive stop to maintain the door at a hold open position. The door may be moved back toward closed position to move the stop pin out of the hook, and the check strap moved by an external force away from the stop pin enough that the stop pin will miss the hook as the door is moved back to the hold open position. From there, the door can be moved to a fully open position, as the stop pin slides along the surface of a keeper portion on the check strap. The keeper portion surface is oriented so that the stop pin will slide over the catch portion and automatically back into engagement with the working surface under the resilient bias as the door is closed.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2513751 (1950-07-01), Semar
patent: 2779050 (1957-01-01), Semar
patent: 3051983 (1962-09-01), Dale
patent: 3369833 (1968-02-01), Schaldenbrand

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