US 12,258,793 B2
Motor vehicle latch seal
David Rosales, Rochster Hills, MI (US); Deon McGUIRE, Oxford, MI (US); and Andrii Levakov, Zubrí (CZ)
Assigned to Brose Schließsysteme GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, (DE)
Filed by Brose Schließsysteme GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Wuppertal (DE)
Filed on Sep. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/943,735.
Prior Publication US 2024/0084622 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
Int. Cl. E05B 85/02 (2014.01); E05B 77/34 (2014.01); E05B 79/02 (2014.01); E05B 85/00 (2014.01)
CPC E05B 77/34 (2013.01) [E05B 79/02 (2013.01); E05B 85/02 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A latch for use in a vehicle, the latch comprising:
a first housing member including a first edge member;
a second housing member including a second edge member; and
a clip including a first leg and a second leg collectively configured to sandwich the first and second edge members to fix the first housing member to the second housing member;
wherein the clip includes a medial wall extending between the first and second legs, the medial wall and the first leg collectively defining an aperture configured to receive a locking member provided in one of the first edge member or the second edge member.