Patent ID: 7360339
Filing Date: 2008-04-22
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An automobile door protector, the protector comprising: an actuator pin, the actuator pin having a contact end and an actuator end, the pin disposed to contact the door jamb of the automobile; a spring anchor disposed on the actuator end of the pin; a bushing within an interior facing of the door, the bushing surrounding the actuator pin and provided for bushed movement of the pin therein; a pulley disposed within the door, the pulley axis perpendicular to the movement of the actuator pin; a pulley support affixed to an interior of the door; an extension spring, one end of the extension spring affixed to the spring anchor of the actuator pin; a cable affixed to an opposite end of the spring, the cable partially around the pulley; a pair of spaced apart mount flanges within the door, the flanges coplanar to a vertical axis of the door and door hinges; a pivot rod pivotally contained within the mounting flanges; a protector affixed to the pivot rod, the protector proximal to an anterior edge of the door; the cable affixed to the protector, whereby opening the door activates the actuator pin to move outwardly from within the door, thereby moving the cable which thereby pivots the protector outwardly, thereby protecting the door and door edge and thereby protecting objects that are encountered by the door and door edge.