Structurally integrating members between vehicle bodies and closures
CA 2347685 A1 · Owner: El-Sayed, Mohamed · Inventors: El-Sayed, Mohamed; Townsend, John A.
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A vehicle component sub-assembly having self-aligning appropriately fitted structural members is disclosed wherein a closure member such as a vehicle , door, hood or trunk is integrated with and becomes a structural part of a vehicle body. The sub-assembly includes mating components wherein a first mating component is mounted to the vehicle body and a second mating component is mounted to the closure member in such a manner that the first and second mating components become substantially aligned and structurally engaged with one another. The first mating component includes at least one structural key member (22) formed thereon and the second mating component has a complementary …
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- Filed October 4, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 4, 2019.
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