Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Accessories
Reexamination Certificate
2005-11-29
2005-11-29
Pape, Joseph D. (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Accessories
C296S146500, C359S871000, C359S841000, C248S475100
Reexamination Certificate
active
06969101
ABSTRACT:
An exterior accessory assembly or module for a vehicle door assembly comprises an exterior rearview mirror and/or door cap assembly, which may further include a cover member, a door handle, window frame, window seal and/or an exterior rearview mirror assembly. The vehicle door assembly includes a door frame, which includes a cap and/or mirror mounting region, a lock and/or latch mechanism, a mirror connector, electronic controls, regulators, trim pieces, and/or the like, and is mountable to a vehicle at the vehicle assembly plant as a single unit. The exterior rearview mirror and/or the cap assembly may mount to the modular door and provide an exterior rearview mirror, a window frame and/or door handle. The exterior mirror and/or cap assembly and door frame may include corresponding electrical connectors for connecting electrical accessories of the accessory module to a door wiring or harness.
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Communication of European Search Report of European Application No. 00650152.2, 4 pages.
Lynam Niall R.
Nestell David E.
Renkema Loren B.
Whitehead Peter J.
Donnelly Corporation
Van Dyke Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP
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