Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Roof structure
Patent
1992-03-05
1993-02-16
Pedder, Dennis H.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Tops
Roof structure
296 391, 296 377, 2482231, 52511, 24295, 24701, B60R 1302, B60R 704
Patent
active
051865173
ABSTRACT:
A fastening arrangement is provided for attaching components such as headliners, overhead consoles, or the like to vehicles. The arrangement includes a shaped slot in a first member which has a retaining end, a releasing end, and a neck with inclined protrusions therebetween, and a fastener attached to a second member and having an engaging leg portion constructed to be securely inserted directly and normally into the retaining end of the slot. Once installed, the fastener is securely held in the slot, but is releasable by forcing the engaging leg portion of the fastener past the inclined protrusion into the releasing end of the slot, whereat the component can be removed for servicing or repair. Also, a headliner is provided including a central portion with a perimeter, and a folded edge portion connected to the perimeter that presents a finished side along the perimeter so that the headliner can be installed into the vehicle roof without subsequent parts required to cover the perimeter. The headliner is particularly adapted for use with the fastening arrangement since it permits subsequent removal of the headliner for service, and later reinstallation without the use of new or separate parts.
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Gilmore Michael R.
McConnell Anthony
Pedder Dennis H.
Prince Corporation
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