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A striker assembly, and method of forming, for use with a closure for a vehicle compartment is disclosed. The striker may have a main shaft with a hoop extending from a first end, threads extending around the main shaft, and a rotational retention feature adjacent to the threads. A bracket may have

A striker assembly, and method of forming, for use with a closure for a vehicle compartment is disclosed. The striker may have a main shaft with a hoop extending from a first end, threads extending around the main shaft, and a rotational retention feature adjacent to the threads. A bracket may have a pair of mounting flanges, a first wall including a threaded hole therethrough that engages the threads, a second wall, spaced from the first wall, having a hole therethrough that engages the main shaft, and a flexible arm having a catch engageable with the rotational retention feature.

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What is claimed is: 1. A striker assembly for use with a closure for a vehicle compartment, the striker assembly comprising: a striker having a main shaft with a first end and an opposed second end, a hoop extending from the first end, threads extending around the main shaft, and a rotational reten

What is claimed is: 1. A striker assembly for use with a closure for a vehicle compartment, the striker assembly comprising: a striker having a main shaft with a first end and an opposed second end, a hoop extending from the first end, threads extending around the main shaft, and a rotational retention feature adjacent to the threads on the main shaft; and a bracket having a pair of mounting flanges adapted to be mounted to one of the closure and the vehicle compartment, a first wall including a threaded hole therethrough that operatively engages the threads on the main shaft, a second wall, spaced from the first wall, having a hole therethrough that engages the main shaft to allow for axial and rotational movement of the main shaft relative to the second wall, and a flexible arm having a catch operatively engageable with the rotational retention feature; the striker being rotatably adjustable with respect to the bracket wherein when the striker is not adjusted, the flexible arm is relaxed having the catch positioned within the rotational retention feature, holding the striker in place with respect to the bracket, and when the striker is adjusted, the flexible arm is flexed with respect to the catch not being positioned within the rotational retention feature, allowing the rotational movement of the striker to a desired position. 2. The striker assembly of claim 1 wherein the rotational retention feature is a V-groove recessed in and extending axially along the main shaft, and the catch is a barb operatively engageable with the V-groove. 3. The striker assembly of claim 1 wherein the striker includes a second rotational retention feature on the main shaft that is axially aligned with and rotationally one hundred eighty degrees from the rotational retention feature. 4. The striker assembly of claim 1 wherein the bracket includes a pair of spaced apart side walls extending normal to the mounting flanges and defining a central opening through which the main shaft extends, the spaced apart side walls supportively engaging the first wall and the second wall in the central opening. 5. The striker assembly of claim 1 wherein the hoop is a D-shaped hoop. 6. The striker assembly of claim 1 wherein the striker includes a retention flange extending from the second end that has a larger diameter than a diameter of the main shaft. 7. The striker assembly of claim 1 wherein the rotational retention feature is located between the threads and the hoop. 8. The striker assembly of claim 1 wherein the first wall is adjacent to the second end of the main shaft and the second wall is a trunnion plate that is adjacent to first end of the main shaft. 9. The striker assembly of claim 1 wherein the first wall is parallel to the second wall. 10. The striker assembly of claim 1 wherein the first wall is oriented substantially parallel to the threads. 11. A striker assembly mounted to a vehicle glove box and adapted to engage a latch of a glove box door, the striker assembly comprising: an adjustable striker having a main shaft with a first end and an opposed second end, a hoop extending from the first end and adapted to engage the latch, threads extending around the main shaft adjacent to the second end, and a rotational retention feature on the main shaft between the threads and the hoop; and a bracket having a pair of mounting flanges mounted to the vehicle glove box, a first wall including a threaded hole therethrough that operatively engages the threads on the main shaft, a second wall, spaced from the first wall, having a hole therethrough that engages the main shaft adjacent to the first end, and a flexible arm having a catch operatively engageable with the rotational retention feature, the bracket being a single, monolithic piece; wherein when the striker is not adjusted, the flexible arm is relaxed having the catch engageable with the rotational retention feature, holding the striker in place with respect to the bracket, and when the striker is adjusted, the flexible arm is flexed with respect to the catch not being engaged with the rotational retention feature, allowing the rotational movement of the striker to a desired position. 12. The striker assembly of claim 11 wherein the rotational retention feature is a V-groove recessed in and extending axially along the main shaft, and the catch is a barb operatively engageable with the V-groove. 13. The striker assembly of claim 11 wherein the striker includes a second rotational retention feature on the main shaft that is axially aligned with and rotationally one hundred eighty degrees from the rotational retention feature. 14. The striker assembly of claim 11 wherein the bracket includes a pair of spaced apart side walls extending normal to the mounting flanges and defining a central opening through which the main shaft extends, the spaced apart side walls supportively engaging the first wall and the second wall in the central opening. 15. The striker assembly of claim 11 wherein the first wall is parallel to the second wall.