Patent ID: 7410142
Filing Date: 2008-08-12
Classification: E05C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A hood prop support adapter comprising, in combination: a molded plastic cylinder having an outside surface, a centerline axis, a first hood prop receiving end and a second vehicle hood stop end, a first axial counterbore extending from the first receiving end comprising a generally uniform diameter first section connected by a transition section to a lesser, uniform diameter second section; a transverse internal wall abutting the uniform diameter second section; a second generally uniform diameter, coaxial counterbore extending from the second hood stop end, said second counterbore having an internal wall with a diameter lesser than the diameter of said second section of said first counterbore, said second counterbore abutting the said transverse internal wall from a side of said wall opposite the first counterbore; and at least one opening through the transverse internal wall radially spaced from the center line axis and adjacent the second counterbore internal wall.