Patent ID: 8745835

Claim:
A door lock striker alignment check fixture comprising: a check fixture body including: a tapered region engageable with a striker receiving slot of a door latch mechanism having a distal end; an elongated slot opposite the distal end of the tapered region for receiving a door striker; and a simulated striker member engageable with a door latch assembly of the door latch mechanism, the simulated striker member extending from the tapered region proximate the distal end in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the check fixture body and having a free end; and a flange fixedly attached to the check fixture body, the flange engageable with an exterior surface of a vehicle door coupled to the door latch mechanism, wherein a contact surface of the flange that contacts the exterior surface of the vehicle door faces an insertion direction of the tapered region with respect to the striker receiving slot, wherein the door lock striker alignment check fixture is configured to be spaced inward from a rear-facing surface of the vehicle door in a longitudinal direction from the rear surface-facing surface to a forward edge of the vehicle door when the tapered region of the check fixture body is engaged with the striker receiving slot of the door latch mechanism to prevent contact between the door lock striker alignment check fixture and a body of the vehicle.