Patent ID: 7469945
Filing Date: 2008-12-30
Classification: E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A striker assembly for use with a closure for a vehicle compartment, the striker assembly comprising: a striker having a main shaft with a first end and an opposed second end, a hoop extending from the first end, threads extending around the main shaft, and a rotational retention feature adjacent to the threads on the main shaft; and a bracket having a pair of mounting flanges adapted to be mounted to one of the closure and the vehicle compartment, a first wall including a threaded hole therethrough that operatively engages the threads on the main shaft, a second wall, spaced from the first wall, having a hole therethrough that engages the main shaft to allow for axial and rotational movement of the main shaft relative to the second wall, and a flexible arm having a catch operatively engageable with the rotational retention feature; the striker being rotatably adjustable with respect to the bracket wherein when the striker is not adjusted, the flexible arm is relaxed having the catch positioned within the rotational retention feature, holding the striker in place with respect to the bracket, and when the striker is adjusted, the flexible arm is flexed with respect to the catch not being positioned within the rotational retention feature, allowing the rotational movement of the striker to a desired position.