US 11,866,972 B2
Temporary holding device and vehicle hinge
Jose-Manuel Gutierrez-Fernandez, Remscheid (DE)
Assigned to EDSCHA ENGINEERING GMBH, Remscheid (DE)
Filed by Edscha Engineering GmbH, Remscheid (DE)
Filed on Jan. 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/585,010.
Claims priority of application No. 21153614 (EP), filed on Jan. 26, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0235592 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. E05F 5/02 (2006.01); E05D 11/06 (2006.01); E05D 11/10 (2006.01); E05D 5/06 (2006.01); E05D 5/12 (2006.01)
CPC E05D 11/1014 (2013.01) [E05D 5/062 (2013.01); E05D 5/128 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/531 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A temporary retaining device for use in a vehicle hinge to temporarily lock a vehicle door in an open position relative to a door frame, the temporary retaining device comprising:
a flat portion in which an opening is arranged;
a fold protruding from an edge of the flat portion; and
a load arm extending from the flat portion,
wherein the load arm comprises a projection formed as a retaining lug on an end facing away from the flat portion, and
wherein the load arm is bent by approximately a right angle with respect to the flat portion.