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US6394511:
Automotive vehicle decklid latch system
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Lam, Michael King; Birmingham, MI
Loschiavo, James Joseph; Livonia, MI
Patel, Bhupendra; Canton, MI
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| Assignee: |
Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI
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| Published / Filed: |
2002-05-28
/ 1999-12-01
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| Application Number: |
US1999000451889
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
E05B 65/19;
E05B 17/10;
IPC-7:
E05C 19/18;
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| ECLA Code: |
E05B83/16; P05B17/10; P05B17/10F; P05B83/26;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
292/336.3;
292/DIG.043;
292/DIG.065;
296/076;
Original:
292/336.3;
292/DIG.43;
292/DIG.65;
296/076;
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| Field of Search: |
292/DIG. 43,DIG. 65,336.3
296/076
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| Priority Number: |
| 1999-12-01 |
US1999000451889 |
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| Abstract: |
A truck latch system has a handle presented from the decklid within the trunk in substantially vertical fashion and is operative to move a trunk latch to an unlatched position when grasped and pulled in a generally downward direction to prevent the decklid from latching to a rear trunk wall and to unlatch the decklid from the trunk wall when latched thereto.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Kelley, David B. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Knight, Anthony; Rodgers, Matthew E.
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A trunk latch system for an automotive vehicle having a trunk partially defined by a rear trunk wall and having a trunk opening closable by a trunk decklid, the system comprising:
- a latch mounted on a rear portion of the decklid for releaseably latching to a striker mounted on the rear trunk wall, the latch movable between a latched position and an unlatched position; and
- a handle presented from the decklid within the trunk in substantially vertical fashion and operative to move the latch to the unlatched position when grasped and pulled in a generally downward direction to prevent the decklid from latching to the rear trunk wall, and to unlatch the decklid from the rear trunk wall when latched thereto.
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