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US 2020/0139901 A1Published application
Removable roof ditch molding cover for accessory mounting studs
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsStephen Kowal, Nicholas Cach, Scott Stinson
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Abstract
A disclosed vehicle roof molding assembly includes a base portion including an attachment portion on a first end and a securement portion on a second end. A cover portion is attached at one end to the attachment portion and at a second end to the securement portion of the base portion.
Claims18
A vehicle roof molding assembly comprising:
- a base portion including an attachment portion on a first end and a securement portion a second end;
- and
- a cover portion attached at one end to the attachment portion and at a second end to the securement portion of the base portion.
A roof ditch assembly for a motor vehicle comprising:
- a roof ditch including a plurality of outward extending threaded members;
- a base portion including mounting openings receiving the threaded members and a tab extending transverse from the base portion;
- a cover portion secured by the tab to the base.
A method of mounting an accessory item to a vehicle roof comprising:
- releasing a tab disposed on a base portion disposed within a roof ditch to free one end of a cover portion;
- pivoting the cover portion away from the base portion to expose threaded securement fasteners;
- removing the base portion and cover portion;
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- mounting an accessory item onto the threaded fasteners within the roof ditch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.