Patent ID: 7793387

Claim:
A door check, comprising; an arm, the arm comprising: an arm mount provided at one end thereof for mounting the arm to one of a vehicle door or vehicle frame; and a generally longitudinally extending first surface and an oppositely disposed longitudinally extending second surface; an arm guide, the arm guide comprising: a housing, the housing comprising: a guide mount for mounting the housing to the other of the vehicle door or vehicle frame; a guideway for receiving the arm therein; and first and second generally facing arm engaging structures for receiving the arm there between; the first arm engaging structure being mounted to the housing and facing the first arm surface; and the second arm engaging structure slidably mounted within the housing and facing the second arm surface; biasing means mounted between an inner surface of the housing and the second arm engaging structure; the biasing means being configured to bias the second arm engaging structure towards the first arm engaging structure, to urge the arm engaging structures into contact with the respective arm surfaces and thereby restrict longitudinal movement of the arm through the guideway; wherein the first arm engaging structure comprises a pair of slider pads, with each slider pad mounted to an opposing housing sidewall adjacent the guideway opening; and each of the pair of slider pads comprising an arm contact surface facing and in contact with the first arm surface; and the second arm engaging structure comprising a slider pad having an arm contact surface facing and in contact with the second arm surface.