Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Roof structure
Patent
1993-02-26
1994-01-25
Pedder, Dennis H.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Tops
Roof structure
296 343, 52511, 160DIG16, B60R 1302
Patent
active
052809919
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle headliner includes a preformed headliner substrate which can be of molded construction and which includes an upper surface facing the roof of a vehicle. Attached at a plurality of locations on the upper surface of the headliner are magnets bonded to the upper surface of the headliner and positioned for engaging contact with aligned metallic vehicle roof structure once installed. In one preferred embodiment, the magnets are flexible extruded magnetic strips positioned to at least partially surround a relatively large aperture formed in the headliner such as one defining a sunroof opening. In a preferred embodiment of the invention also, the magnetic strips are attached to the headliner using a cushioning material such as a foam to provide acoustical damping for the headliner.
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Pedder Dennis H.
Prince Corporation
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