Power latch system
CA 1306273 C · Owner: Adams, Allan J. · Inventors: Alexander, Michael P.; Adams, Allan J.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
Open the CIPO recordAbstract From the Canadian patent
A powered latching mechanism includes a threaded pin which engages an opposed pair of rotating clogs maintained within a keeper assembly driven by an electric motor connected to the header of the windshield. The clogs are configured to have a ramped portion which permits the manual urging of the pin therepast in the event of failure of the electric motor and/or the hydraulics of the convertible top.
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Listed from its CIPO record in Patent Yard's archive of Canadian patents past their term. Its claims, description and drawings are in the CIPO record and on Google Patents, and the Claude kit works from them.
Why it's free to use
- Granted August 11, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended August 11, 2009.
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