Patent ID: 6796603
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: B60J,B62D,E05B,E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
In a truck having a support bed at a rear portion thereof and a rear enclosure mounted to the support bed and defined in part by sidewalls and a top wall; a door opening at a rear portion of the enclosure and defined by a door frame and the support bed; vertical tracks mounted in the door frame adjacent to the opening; a door mounted in the vertical tracks for vertical movement between a closed position and an open position; a latch pivotally mounted near the bottom of the door for movement between a latched position and an unlatched position and having a handle, a cam arm, and a cam; an opening in the support bed beneath the door opening and adapted to receive the cam when the handle is rotated from an unlatched position to a latched position; a cam retainer mounted in the support bed and adapted to engage the cam and draw the door against the support bed when the handle is rotated from an unlatched position to a latched position;the improvement wherein the cam arm is longitudinally adjustable to adjust the length of the cam arm and thus adjust the force of the door against the support bed.