Automobile door striker - Patent D442907

Title:

Automobile door striker

Document Type and Number:

United States Patent D442907

Inventors:

Santelman, Steven C. (Pleasant Plain, OH)

Application Number:

D/119452

Publication Date:

05/29/2001

Filing Date:

03/01/2000

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Assignee:

Art Technologies, Inc. (Hamilton, OH)

Primary Class:

D12/223

Field of Search:

D12/223, D12/167, 292/216, 292/340, 292/341.11, 292/341.12, 292/DIG.53, 228/173.6, 228/164

US Patent References:

1472512	Hasp	October, 1923	Carlson
1690408	Hasp	November, 1928	Hasenflue
2723151	Hasp staple	November, 1955	Seyforth
2789023	Refrigerator and latch mechanism therefor	April, 1957	Johnson
2859430	Frangible staple	November, 1958	O'Callaghan
3431000	DOOR LATCH	March, 1969	Choiniere
3599743	CLOSURE HOLDDOWN ARRANGEMENT	August, 1971	Hull
3785186	CLOSURE LATCH ARRANGEMENT	January, 1974	James et al.
3985381	Locking apparatus provided with an idle mechanism	October, 1976	Kobayashi
4331356	Hasp retaining device	May, 1982	Noel
4650231	Striker for a locking device	March, 1987	Shimura et al.
4703960	Power-operated window lock	November, 1987	Lense
4941696	Door lock device for vehicle	July, 1990	Yamada et al.
4981313	Striker for automotive door locking apparatus	January, 1991	Makamura
4998759	Door striker assembly	March, 1991	Peterson et al.
5050917	Striker for vehicle door lock	September, 1991	Hamada et al.
5125698	Striker, latch housing and locking mechanism for a vehicle door	June, 1992	Thau
5163723	Closure for doors, flaps or the like	November, 1992	Ruckert
5263752	One-piece striker for vehicle door latch	November, 1993	Phail-Fausey et al.
5382062	Motor-vehicle door latch with collision protection	January, 1995	Kostler
5494208	Door lock bracket and method of making same	February, 1996	Granger
5501495	Automobile door striker assembly	March, 1996	Claucherty
5632517	Vehicle closure latch	May, 1997	Paulik et al.
5649726	Vehicle closure latch	July, 1997	Rogers, Jr. et al.

Primary Examiner:

Brown, Melody N.

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

Wood, Herron & Evans, L.L.P.

Claims:

1. The ornamental design for an automobile door striker, as shown anddescribed.

Description:

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of my new, original and ornamental design for an automobile door striker;

FIG. 2 is a top elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom elevational view thereof.