Patents by Inventor Iiija Tunjic

Iiija Tunjic has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Vehicle hood safety prop
    Patent number: 6892843
    Abstract: A prop assembly for temporarily supporting a closure panel in an extended position removed from a body opening has a rigid elongated prop which has one end hinged to either a closure hinge coupling the closure panel to the body or directly to the closure panel. The other end of the prop slides in a guide slot formed in a bracket mounted to the body and is captured in a detent formed in a proximal end of the guide slot to retain the closure panel in the extended position. The prop assembly allows an operator to move the closure panel to an extended position which is secure with a single motion using only one hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2005
    Assignee: Dofasco Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Schillaci, Iiija Tunjic