Door apparatus
AssigneeBestop, Inc.
InventorsGeorge C. Stickles, Frank A. Borke
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Abstract
A multi-piece door assembly including a first door portion and a second door portion, which are removable to create a partially open-air experience or fully open-air experience. A pin pocket design is provided for selectively attaching the first door portion to a variety of different types of second door portions. A blow-out tab is provided to keep the multi-piece door assembly from blowing outwardly away from the vehicle with the increase of internal pressures at high speeds or crosswind situations.
Claims20
A two-piece door assembly for a motor vehicle, comprising:
- a first door portion;
- a second door portion connectable to the first door portion;
- an attachment system including a plurality of attachment portions for connecting the first and second door portions together when desired.
A multi-piece door assembly for a motor vehicle, comprising
- a first door half having a plurality of fastener members;
- a second door half having a plurality of cooperating attachment members selectively coupled to the plurality of fastener members, wherein said second door half is selectively removable from the motor vehicle when desired;
- and,
- at least one blow-out tab that engages the vehicle structure to keep the two-piece door assembly from pulling away from the vehicle with increased internal pressures at higher speeds or crosswinds.
A multi-piece door assembly for a motor vehicle, comprising
- an upper door portion having a plurality of fastener members;
- a lower door portion having a plurality of mounting plates operably connected to a plurality of receiving members, respectively, wherein said plurality of fastener members are selectively slidably received within respective receiving members to connect said upper and lower door portions together;
- at least one blow-out tab operably connected to said upper door portion and, when in the motor vehicle installed position, is immediately adjacent a rollover protective structure of said motor vehicle to prevent the multi-piece assembly from pulling outward from the motor vehicle by vacuum generated by airflow.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.