Patents by Inventor Charles W. Clayton

Charles W. Clayton 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).

  • Patent number: 4569553
    Abstract: An upper track roller mechanism for a vehicle sliding door. The upper track lies in a plane canted upward at an acute angle defined by the door opening upper sill panel. A roller support guide link is hinged on the door adjacent its upper forward corner for vertical movement about a horizontally disposed longitudinally extending axis. The guide link has an arm portion with a track roller pivot pin adjacent its free end such that the axis of the pin is substantially perpendicular to the arm. The roller is operative with the track configuration to pivot the guide link to an upwardly inclined door closed position wherein the link profile is contoured to the vehicle door opening upper body sill trim panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1986
    Assignee: Chrysler Corporation
    Inventors: Adolph P. Speth, David L. Anderson, Charles W. Clayton