Miscellaneous hardware (e.g. – bushing – carpet fastener – caster – Closure checks
Patent
1996-04-17
1997-10-14
Mah, Chuck Y.
Miscellaneous hardware (e.g., bushing, carpet fastener, caster,
Closure checks
16 86R, 16374, E05F 502
Patent
active
056758650
ABSTRACT:
A hem flange door stop for use in painting an automobile includes a body, a protruding member contiguous with the body and forming a hem flange groove with the body, a brace contiguous with the body and forming a post slot with the body, and a locator proximate to the brace. The hem flange door stop can further include a stabilizer bar attaching hole formed in the body and can be part of a hem flange door securing system, which includes the stabilizer bar. Also provided is a method of stopping a door including the steps of positioning a hem flange within a hem flange groove such that a post is secured within a post slot and positioning a locator into a post hole. As a result, a stop is fixedly positioned such that a door is prevented from moving beyond a predetermined position relative to the hem flange. Also provided is a method of painting an automobile which includes the steps of inserting a door stop into a hem flange, painting a door of the automobile and a body of the automobile proximate to the door stop and removing the door stop from the hem flange, wherein the step of inserting the door stop in the hem flange includes the steps of positioning the hem flange into a hem flange groove of the door stop and positioning a locator of the door stop into a post hole of the automobile body.
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