Movable or removable closures – Stored in housing – Reciprocates vertically in and out of housing
Patent
1987-04-14
1989-07-04
Dorner, Kenneth J.
Movable or removable closures
Stored in housing
Reciprocates vertically in and out of housing
49502, 296146, B60J 116
Patent
active
048437620
ABSTRACT:
A split outer panel construction for a vehicle door includes an upper/outer panel member fixed to the window frame of the inner door panel. The lower edge of the upper/outer panel includes a fin which fits within a slot formed in the upper inboard edge of a removably attachable lower/outer panel member. Door hardware can be easily assembled onto the exposed inner panel prior to attaching the lower/outer panel to the door.
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Grier Donald A.
Nielson, Jr. Theodore
Anderson Gerald A.
Dorner Kenneth J.
The Budd Company
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