Patent ID: 7445258

Claim:
A power striker assembly for effecting final positioning of a closure member on an associated vehicle, said power striker assembly comprising: a fixed frame adapted for attachment to said vehicle adjacent said closure member; a striker member positionable to selectively engage said closure member and to subsequently displace said closure member from an extended or open position to a retracted or closed position; a striker plate carrying said striker member; guide means interconnecting said frame and striker plate operative to effect simultaneous translational and rotational displacement of said striker plate between first and second end limits of travel resulting in substantially linear displacement of said striker member between said extended and retracted positions, wherein said striker plate reciprocates about an axis of elongation defined by said striker member; actuator means operable to selectively displace said striker plate between said end limits of travel; and means to selectively alternatively latch said striker plate in each of said end limits of travel.