Patent ID: 6267421
Filing Date: 2001-07-31
Classification: E05B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A vehicle door striker comprising:a U-shaped striker plate having a mounting plate connected to an arm by a support segment, the arm having a hole therethrough, the mounting plate having a striker bolt hole and a mounting bolt hole therethrough and including a face side and a mounting side, the mounting bolt hole having a diameter;a striker bolt having a head and a threaded end with a shaft therebetween, the striker bolt inserted through the striker bolt hole in the striker plate such that the threaded end is threaded into the hole through the arm;a mounting bolt disposed through the mounting bolt hole such that a head of the mounting bolt is on the face side of the mounting plate and at least a portion of a shaft of the mounting bolt is on the mounting side of the mounting plate; anda captivation ring disposed about the shaft of the mounting bolt on the mounting side of the mounting plate, the captivation ring having an outer diameter larger than the diameter of the mounting bolt hole.