Patent ID: 7681281
Filing Date: 2010-03-23
Classification: E05F,E05Y,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle door wedge and striker device, comprising: first and second members each having a wedge contact side; an elastically deflectable wedge connectable to the wedge contact side of the first member, the wedge having a perimeter wall defining a partially enclosed interior cavity, a male arc-shaped portion of an engagement wall portion of the perimeter wall, and an interior wall equidistantly spaced throughout a length of the interior wall to the engagement wall portion of the perimeter wall between first and second radial ends of the wedge and including the male arc-shaped portion; a curve shaped wedge engagement surface of the wedge contact side of the second member being positionable for frictional engagement with the wedge; a female arc-shaped portion of the wedge contact side of the first member adapted to abuttingly receive the male arc-shaped portion of the wedge; wherein the perimeter wall of the wedge is elastically deflectable at least partially within the interior cavity when the first and second members contact each other, a design interference between the second member and the perimeter wall being predetermined to maintain clearance between the second member and the interior wall to prevent the second member from forcing the perimeter wall into contact with the interior wall when the perimeter wall is deflected into the interior cavity.