Re: [DML] Torsion Bars

[Noah <sitz@xxxx>]

On Thu, 6 Dec 2001, Brent Beecher wrote:

> If they were patented, however, then the patent on file with the PTO
> teaches the invention.

Reading up, the patent on the torsion bar and on the door designs are
(respectively):

Patent #4,092,180 (Manufacture of Torsion Bars) [1978/05/30]
Patent #4,378,658 (Mounting for a vehicle door) [1983/04/05]

Cheers.

Noah
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