US 4,067,605 A · Detachable sun roof panel for automobiles

Abstract

A frame extending around an opening in a vehicle roof is adapted to support the perimeter of a curved glass panel to close off the opening. A pair of bayonets projecting in spaced relation to the underside of the forward edge of the panel mates with an aperture in the frame when the panel is inclined with respect to the roof to act as a pivotable hinge allowing motion of the panel between a closed position and that inclined position. A two part fastener for the rear edge of the panel includes a handle pivotably connected to the underside of the panel and a tongue pivotably connected to the handle and adapted to be retained in a lock member in the frame. The handle acts as an over-center linkage to bend the panel against its curvature, forcing its perimeter into intimate engagement with the frame or may be extended to maintain the panel with its rear edge tilted upwardly away from the opening.

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Dependent claims

A sun roof for a vehicle having an opening in its roof, comprising:

a frame extending about the edge of the opening and having a resilient supporting section lying substantially parallel to the vehicle roof;
a panel adapted to be supported with its perimeter in abutment to the supporting section of the frame;
an aperture formed through the frame in the direction toward the interior of the vehicle from said supporting section, below said resilient supporting section;
a bayonet affixed to the unerside of the panel in proximity to the edge thereof, so that its free end projects in the direction of the edge, in spaced relation to the edge, the free end being adapted to be inserted into or removed from said aperture in the frame so than when the free end is inserted into the aperture the spaced edge of the panel abuts the resilient supporting section and a portion of the resilient section is engaged between the bayonet and the spaced panel edge;
and cooperating fastener means affixed to the edge of the frame opposite the aperture and the edge of the panel opposite the bayonet, adapted to retain the panel with its entire perimeter abutting the resilient supporting section of the frame when the extending edge of the bayonet is inserted within the aperture in the frame.

2 more elements

A sun roof for a vehicle having an opening in its roof, comprising:

a rectangular frame extending about the edge of the opening and having a supporting surface lying substantially parallel to the vehicle roof;
a rectangular panel curved about an axis extending parallel to two of its sides so than when the panel is brought into contact with the supporting surface of the frame, the two sides which extend parallel to this axis of curvature contact the frame before the other two sides;
and cooperating separable fasteners formed on the two sides of th panel which extend normally to the axis of curvature and or two opposed edges of the frame, adapted to retain the panel with its entire perimeter abutting the supporting section of the frame.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Detachable sun roof panel for automobiles

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Detachable sun roof panel for automobiles

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Abstract

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