Patent ID: 6089640
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A strut assembly in combination with a motor vehicle, the strut assembly for supporting a door of the motor vehicle, the motor vehicle having a body portion, the door attached to the body for articulation between closed, open and intermediate positions, said strut assembly comprising:a main body;a telescopic arm telescopically received by a first end of said main body, said telescopic arm having a distal end including a first ball joint connected to the door or the body portion of the motor vehicle, said telescopic arm movable between a fully extended position and a fully contracted position such that said telescopic arm is in said fully extended position when the door is articulated to both its open and closed positions and said telescopic arm is in said fully contracted position when the door is articulated to its intermediate position; anda fixed arm fixedly attached to a second end of said main body, said fixed arm connected to the door or the body portion.