Patent ID: 7360810

Claim:
An adjustable striker assembly for use with a closure for a vehicle compartment, the adjustable striker assembly comprising: a striker having a shaft with a first end and an opposed second end; a hoop extending from the first end; and a plurality of engagement rings extending around the shaft, defining at least one gap between the engagement rings, being canted relative to an axial direction of the shaft, and with each of the engagement rings including a pair of opposed first circumferential portions and a pair of opposed second circumferential portions, the second circumferential portions extending radially outward farther from the shaft than the first circumferential portions; and a bracket having a main body adapted to be mounted to one of the closure and the compartment, a plurality of partial threads extending into at least one of the gaps, and a plurality of flexing fingers operatively engaging the engagement rings such that the flexing fingers are in a relaxed position when aligned with the second circumferential portions when the striker is in a use position and are in a flexed position when not aligned with the second circumferential portions, when the striker is in a release position, wherein at least one of the engagement rings includes a catch, and at least one of the flexing fingers includes a barb selectively receivable in the catch.