Patent ID: 7059654
Filing Date: 2006-06-13
Classification: B60J,E05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A door system comprising: a front door and a rear door that are configured to shut together a continuous opening in a vehicle body; a striker configured to be inserted in both the front door and the rear door along an axis so as to couple the front door and the rear door when the continuous opening is shut by the front door and the rear door, said striker comprising a slider portion and a head portion, the slider portion being defined by a first cross sectional dimension and the head portion being defined by a second cross sectional dimension, and a catcher configured to be formed on one of the front door and the rear door and having a hole sized to receive said head portion and shaped to restrain the head portion from withdrawal from the hole when said striker cannot move along said axis, wherein when at least one of the front door and the rear door is opened and the striker is moveable along said axis, the striker is drawn out from one of the front door and the rear door so as to cancel the coupling between the front door and the rear door.