Patent ID: 7909372

Claim:
A striker apparatus for a vehicle comprising: a striker adapted to be engaged with a locking member secured at an engaging object and, the striker including a U-shaped configuration with a pair of base portions; a base member including a pair of attaching holes; a reinforcement member placed on the base member and including a pair of insertion holes opening to face the pair of attaching holes respectively, one of the insertion holes and its facing attaching hole being in receipt of one of the base portions of the striker, the other of the insertion holes and its facing attaching hole being in receipt of the other of the base portions of the striker; and first and second pairs of flanges, each pair of flanges individually sandwiching the base member and the reinforcement member for securing the striker with the base member and the reinforcement member, the first pair of flanges provided on a first of the base portions of the striker, and the second pair of flanges disposed on a second of the base portions of the striker, each flange of the first and second pairs of flanges protruding radially outwardly from the base portion on which the flange is disposed.