Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Structural detail
Patent
1998-07-21
2000-08-01
Pedder, Dennis H.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Structural detail
296901, 24297, 280770, B60R 1302
Patent
active
060955945
ABSTRACT:
An exterior cladding attachment for a motor vehicle includes a main body portion and a plurality of carets integrally formed therewith which extend in an inboard direction. Each of the plurality of carets is adapted to engage an aperture provided in a body side panel of the motor vehicle and is formed to include a base portion and an engagement portion. The engagement portion passes through the associated aperture and has a stop surface for retaining the caret therein. The base portion includes first and second spaced apart sides having a thickness adjacent to the main body portion which is approximately 25% or less than the nominal thickness of the main body portion. To further secure the main body portion to the motor vehicle, the cladding attachment includes an adhesive strip disposed adjacent horizontally extending adjacent a lower edge of the main body portion.
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Bazydlo Michael J.
Marlow Michael J.
Riddle Christopher L.
Chrysler Corporation
Coughlin William J.
Murray Mikki D.
Pedder Dennis H.
Textron Automotive Company Inc.
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