Patents Examined by Stephen Godon
  • Double pivoting rear closure
    Patent number: 6805393
    Abstract: A rear closure assembly for use with a vehicle includes a door having first and second handles for pivoting the door about first and second vertical pivot axes. Latches on the door are engageable with strikers on the vehicle. The latches and strikers form the first and second vertical pivot axes. The latches are disengageable by the handles to selectively pivot the door about one of the vertical pivot axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Robin Stevenson, Jeffrey Lane Konchan, Richard J Lange