Door assembly with anti-theft device

摘要

A door assembly having an anti-theft device is provided. The assembly includes a door component defining an internally protruding cavity. A locating tab extends from the anti-theft device and is insertable in the cavity in the door component, thereby locating the anti-theft device relative to the door component. The door component includes a locking tab attached or integrally formed on the door component and adapted to snap into an opening in the anti-theft device, thereby securing the anti-theft device relative to the door component. The anti-theft device may be a shield and the door component may be a latch mechanism.

主权项

1. A door assembly comprising:
a door component having a first face, a second face and an internally protruding cavity, the door component including a locking tab attached or integrally formed on the second face of the door component; a shield having an opening and a locating tab extending from the shield; wherein the first face of the door component defines the internally protruding cavity; wherein the first face is oriented approximately perpendicularly with respect to the second face, the first face being directly adjacent to the second face; wherein the entire locating tab is insertable in the cavity in the door component, thereby locating the shield relative to the door component; wherein the locking tab is directly attached to the second face of the door component and wherein the locking tab is adapted to extend through the opening in the shield, the locking tab being configured to secure the shield relative to the door component.