Fuel filler latch assembly
CA 2045100 C · Owner: Lectron Products, Inc. · Inventors: Detweiler, Charles A.
Overview
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A solenoid actuated self-compensating latching apparatus adapted for use in motor vehicle applications. The latching apparatus includes a solenoid assembly having an armature movable between a first and second position. A latch mechanism is secured to the solenoid assembly and includes a latch member coupled to the armature for lockingly engaging a striker when the armature is in one position and releasably disengaging the striker when the armature is in the other position. The latch mechanism is self-compensating to align the latch member relative to the striker, prior to engagement therewith to compensate for, alignment variation between the latch member and the striker.
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- Filed June 20, 1991 and granted December 13, 1994. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 20, 2011.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by June 20, 2013.
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