Patent ID: 6349480
Filing Date: 2002-02-26
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
A tool which facilitates the alignment of a closure striker on an automotive panel with a latch on an automotive closure in which the automotive panel includes at least one positioning opening, said tool comprising:a plate with at least one outwardly projecting alignment pin, said plate having a first side adapted to abut against the automotive panel so that said alignment pin is positioned in the alignment opening, a pair of spaced supports secured to and extending outwardly from a second side of said plate, said second side of said plate being opposite from said first side of said plate, an elongated guide rod secured to and extending between said supports so that said guide rod is substantially parallel to said first side of said plate, a slide longitudinally movably mounted on said guide rod, a cradle on said slide for supporting a striker at a predetermined position relative to said slide, means on said slide for engaging the latch upon partial closure of the panel to a preset position and for longitudinally moving said slide to an adjusted position in which the striker is aligned with the latch, means on said slide for locking said slide to said rod in said adjusted position upon partial closure of the panel to said preset position.