Patent ID: 6199849
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: B25B,Y10S

Abstract:
A device for momentarily mounting a sliding door to the B column of a vehicle body, comprisinga securing mechanism adapted to be removably secured to said B column, said securing mechanism including an elongated securing member adapted to be secured to an inner surface of said B column so as to extend vertically, and a pair of spaced transverse arms extending from said securing member transversely so as to extend away from said sliding door when said securing member has been secured to said B column;a holding mechanism for removably holding said sliding door, wherein said transverse arms are substantially parallel to said sliding door when said sliding door is held in said holding mechanism, andpivot means for pivotally interconnecting said securing mechanism and said holding mechanism so as to enable said sliding door held by said holding mechanism to be rotated between opening and closing positions when said securing mechanism has been secured to said B column,said securing mechanism, said holding mechanism and said pivot means forming an integral structure.