Conrad F Hempel

US Patent:

57949956, Aug 18, 1998

Filed:

Jul 26, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/506714

Inventors:

Robin C. Creesy - Westland MI
Conrad F. Hempel - Farmington Hills MI

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, Inc. - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

E05B 300

US Classification:

292348

Abstract:

An automotive vehicle door (10) has a door lock mechanism (18) mounted therein which is mechanically operated by a door lock button assembly (24) between a lock position and an open position. The door lock button assembly (24) has a control rod (28) connected on one end (32) to the door lock mechanism (18) and is non-threadingly retained on the other end (34) to a button member (26) so as to permit the control rod (28) to pendulumingly swing a predetermined angle (. beta. ) with respect to the longitudinal axis (50) thereof and to allow the button member (26) to rotate around the longitudinal axis (50) so as to prevent binding when moving through an opening (45) in a trim panel (12) of the vehicle door (10).

US Patent:

58035168, Sep 8, 1998

Filed:

Aug 1, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/691083

Inventors:

Conrad Frederick Hempel - Farmington Hills MI

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, Inc. - Dearborn MI

International Classification:

E05B 300
E05C 316

US Classification:

2923363

Abstract:

A latch assembly for the rear auxiliary door (18) of a pickup truck (10) includes a latch mechanism (34) having a lost motion mechanism (48, 76, 44, 60, 62, 58) which permits or prevents transmission of unlatching movement between a release handle (40) and a release lever (82).