Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Roof structure
Patent
1977-07-29
1980-11-04
Love, John J.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Tops
Roof structure
49400, 49485, B60J 718
Patent
active
042316081
ABSTRACT:
A frame extending around an opening in a vehicle roof has a resilient molding adapted to support the perimeter of a curved glass panel to close off the opening. A pair of bayonets projecting in spaced relation to the underside of the forward edge of the panel mates with a recessed member carried by the frame when the panel is inclined with respect to the roof to act as a pivotable hinge allowing motion of the panel between a closed position and that inclined position. A two-part fastener for the rear edge of the panel includes a handle pivotally connected to the underside of the panel and a tongue pivotally connected to the handle and adapted to be retained in a lock member carried by the frame. The handle acts as an over-center linkage to bend the panel against its curvature, forcing its perimeter into engagement with the frame. The lock member includes a recessed portion which is provided with a rib to prevent the inadvertent opening of the lock member when the handle is in a closed position. The handle may be extended to an opened, detented position to maintain the panel with its rear edge tilted upwardly away from the opening. The handle has a detent release mechanism which automatically releases the detent when the handle is moved from its opened position.
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Love John J.
Stack, Jr. Norman L.
Wisco Corporation
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