Granted Patent B2

US 12,624,586 · App. 18/792,779 · Granted May 12, 2026

Inventors: Jeffrey R. Parkin (Williamston, MI); Jason B. Hunt (Charlotte, NC); Patrice M. Page (Lansing, MI); Douglas Dinwiddie (Troy, MI); Kenneth Schmidt (Wixom, MI)

Assignee: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

E05F5/025E05Y2201/11E05Y2201/46E05Y2600/528E05Y2900/531

Abstract

Claims (37)

1 . A door retention device comprising:

a base defining a hook configured to cooperate with a door or a door frame of a vehicle; and

a magnet mounted to the base, the magnet configured to cooperate with the door or the door frame to which the door retention device is not in cooperation with by way of the hook,

wherein:

the door retention device is configured to hook onto the door or the door frame of the vehicle to position the door retention device between the door and the door frame, in a partially closed door position the magnet is configured to connect to the door frame or the door to hold the door relative to the door frame and prevent the door from completely closing;

the door retention device is configured to hook onto a portion of the door defining an opening configured to permit access to a door latch; and

a gap defined between the base and a tab is configured to receive the portion of the door defining the opening.

2 . The door retention device of claim 1 , wherein the tab extends beyond a distal end of the base and is configured to sit within the opening when the door retention device is hooked onto the door.

3 . The door retention device of claim 1 , further comprising a cover over the magnet.

4 . The door retention device of claim 3 , wherein the cover is made of a polymeric material.

5 . The door retention device of claim 3 , wherein the cover is mounted to the base with a fastener.

6 . The door retention device of claim 5 , wherein the base defines a recess configured to cooperate with the fastener.

7 . The door retention device of claim 5 , wherein the fastener is a rivet.

8 . The door retention device of claim 1 , wherein the tab includes a raised surface at a distal end thereof.

9 . The door retention device of claim 1 , further comprising a handle.

10 . The door retention device of claim 9 , wherein the handle is configured as a flange extending beyond an outer surface of the base.

11 . A door retention device comprising:

a base including an outer surface and an inner surface opposite to the outer surface;

a magnet seated on the outer surface of the base;

a cover over the magnet, the cover secured to the base with a fastener mounted to the base;

a tab opposite to, and spaced apart from, the inner surface of the base to define a gap between the tab and the inner surface of the base, the tab extending outward beyond a distal end of the base; and

a handle,

wherein the door retention device is configured to clip onto a door of a vehicle to position the door retention device between the door and a door frame of the vehicle, in a partially closed door position the magnet is configured to connect to the door frame of the vehicle to hold the door relative to the door frame and prevent the door from completely closing.

12 . The door retention device of claim 11 , wherein the cover is removable and made of a polymeric material.

13 . The door retention device of claim 11 , wherein the base defines a recess configured to cooperate with the fastener configured as a rivet.

14 . The door retention device of claim 11 , wherein a flange of the handle extends outward beyond the outer surface of the base.

15 . A door retention device comprising:

a base including an outer surface, an inner surface opposite to the outer surface, and a recess at a side of the base;

a magnet seated on the outer surface of the base;

a cover over the magnet, the cover is made of a polymeric material and secured to the base;

a fastener in cooperation with the cover and the base at the recess of the base to mount the cover to the base;

a flexible tab opposite to, and spaced apart from, the inner surface of the base to define a gap between the flexible tab and the inner surface of the base, the flexible tab including a raised surface at a distal end thereof; and

a handle including a flange extending outward from the base beyond the outer surface of the base,

wherein the door retention device is configured to clip onto a door of a vehicle to position the door retention device between the door and a door frame of the vehicle, in a partially closed door position the magnet is configured to connect to the door frame of the vehicle to hold the door relative to the door frame and prevent the door from completely closing.

16 . The door retention device of claim 15 , wherein the flexible tab extends outward beyond a distal end of the base.

17 . The door retention device of claim 15 , wherein the fastener is configured as a rivet.

18 . The door retention device of claim 15 , wherein the polymeric material of the cover includes nylon.

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