Magnetic header design
AssigneeBestop, Inc.
InventorGeorge C. Stickles
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Abstract
A vehicle arrangement is provided including a vehicle body having at least a partially open top and transverse window with a ferromagnetic frame, a flexible membrane sunscreen cover for at least a portion of the vehicle. A magnetic member connected with the sunscreen cover holds an end of the cover with the window frame.
Claims22
A sunshade for a vehicle top, said vehicle top spans a portion of the vehicle from a rear weatherproof top portion to a front portion with an opening over a front passenger compartment, said opening extending to a windshield header of the vehicle, the sunshade comprising:
- an air penetrable flexible membrane cover portion for covering above the opening over the front passenger compartment of the vehicle, said membrane cover portion having a forward edge;
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- at least one magnetic portion at the forward edge of the membrane cover portion for providing secure releasable attachment of the sunshade to the windshield header of the vehicle said magnetic portion being supported in an elongated transverse rigid structural member, said magnetic portion having a spherical male/female magnetic force interface engagement with said windshield header.
A vehicle arrangement comprising:
- a vehicle body having at least a partially open top and transverse window with a ferromagnetic frame;
- an air penetrable flexible membrane cover for at least a portion of said vehicle;
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- a magnetic member connected with said cover holding an end of said cover with said frame.
A method of providing sunshade open air top for a vehicle which spans a portion of the vehicle from a rear weatherproof top portion to a windshield header of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- providing a first portion of said sunshade connected to a weatherproof vehicle top behind the front passenger compartment of a vehicle;
- providing an air penetrable flexible fabric cover portion of said sunshade for covering above the driver and side passenger compartment of a vehicle, said fabric cover having a forward edge;
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- connecting at least one magnetic portion at the fore end of the fabric cover portion for providing secure releasable attachment to the windshield header of the vehicle.
A vehicle arrangement comprising:
- a vehicle body with a front transverse window with a ferromagnetic frame header and a front passenger compartment;
- a top with a rear weatherproof portion and a front portion with an opening over the front passenger compartment, said opening extending to the windshield header of the vehicle
- an air penetrable flexible membrane cover portion for covering above the opening over the front passenger compartment of the vehicle, said membrane cover portion having a forward edge;
- at least one magnetic portion at the forward edge of the membrane cover portion for providing secure releasable attachment of the sunshade to the windshield header of the vehicle said magnetic portion being supported in an elongated transverse rigid structural member, said magnetic portion having a magnetic force interface engagement with said windshield header, said elongated magnetic portion having a polymeric downward extending tail:
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- wherein the arrangement has a latch plate fixed with respect to said frame for a rigid top and the latch plate acts as a stop for said magnetic portion tail in the longitudinal direction.
A sunshade for a vehicle having a vehicle body with a front transverse window with a ferromagnetic frame header and a front passenger compartment and a top with a rear weatherproof portion and a front portion with an opening over the front passenger compartment, said opening extending to the windshield header of the vehicle, and said vehicle body having a latch plate fixed with respect to said frame, said sunshade comprising:
- an air penetrable flexible membrane cover portion for covering above the opening over the front passenger compartment of the vehicle, said membrane cover portion having a forward edge;
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- at least one magnetic portion at the forward edge of the membrane cover portion for providing secure releasable attachment of the sunshade to the windshield header of the vehicle said magnetic portion being supported in an elongated transverse rigid structural member, said magnetic portion having a magnetic force interface engagement with said windshield header, said elongated magnetic portion having a polymeric downward extending tail, and wherein the latch plate acts as a stop for said magnetic portion tail in the longitudinal direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.