Patents Assigned to Dexter Automatic Products Company
  • Housing and securing device
    Patent number: 5836627
    Abstract: A locking device for use with a conventional liftgate support to retain a hatchback-type door of a vehicle in an open position. The locking device of the present invention is for use with a liftgate support to retain a hatchback-type door in an open position even in cold weather or after the liftgate support has worn out. The locking device is defined by a pair of opposed interdigitating body portions which encircle the rod. A threaded member locks the two portions together and secures the device to the rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Assignee: Dexter Automatic Products Company
    Inventor: Stephen A. Nemeckay
  • Combined housing and securing device
    Patent number: D387971
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Assignee: Dexter Automatic Products Company
    Inventor: Stephen A. Nemeckay