Patent ID: 7730580

Claim:
A vehicle striker for use between a vehicle opening/closing component and a vehicle body member, comprising: a one-piece polymeric striker body including: a first body portion having first and second sides, a raised mid-body positioned between the first and second sides having an inclined surface inclined with respect to the first and second sides, and at least one stiffener rib homogeneously connected to the first and second body sides and spanning the raised mid-body and extending from a vehicle body first mounting surface of the first body portion oppositely facing with respect to the inclined surface; and a second body portion oriented at an angle with respect to the first body portion, the second body portion having a vehicle body member second mounting surface including a body outer wall and inner walls which collectively define the second mounting surface, the inner walls including a first inner wall and a second inner wall which define, together with a portion of the body outer wall, a first rectangular cavity, and a third inner wall and a fourth inner wall which define, together with another portion of the body outer wall a second rectangular cavity; and the first and second rectangular cavities each including one of a first and a second fastener aperture created substantially in a center of the first and second rectangular cavities, the first and second rectangular cavities created to non-rotatably engage outer opposed engagement faces of the first and second nuts.