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US 4,362,258 AGranted
Add-on roof assembly for van
AssigneeFrenkin Corporation
InventorGeorge M. French
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Abstract
An add-on roof assembly for use in converting a van into a camper is adapted to be installed as a unit and has a mounting base for fitting snugly over the rim of the van top and a pop-up top which nests with the base when in lowered position. This top is of two-ply construction, providing ventilation between the two plies.
Claims11
An add-on roof assembly for a van-type vehicle, comprising:
- a base unit having a peripheral skirt for fitting over the vehicle roof, said base unit having an upwardly facing channel inwardly of said skirt and surrounding an area including an access opening to register with a cutout in the vehicle roof,
- an elevatable top assembly moveable between a lowered position closing said access opening and a raised position spaced above said base unit, said top assembly having a ceiling section and roof section above and wider than the ceiling section to provide overhang portions at the sides of the ceiling section, said overhang portions being downturned to engage the channel when the top assembly is in its lowered position, and
- a pair of roof support means connected to said top assembly and base unit at each side for supporting the top assembly in its raised position, the upper end of the support means being located directly beneath said roof overhang portion and the lower end thereof being located in said channel.
An add-on roof assembly for a van having a cutout in its roof for increasing the interior headroom, comprising:
- a mounting base unit adapted to seat on the van roof and formed with an internal access opening for registering with the roof cutout, said base unit having an outer peripheral skirt for surrounding the van roof and being adapted to be fastened thereto,
- an elevatable top unit carried by the mounting base unit for closing said access opening when in a lowered position, said top unit having a weather-sealing interfit with said base unit around said access opening when said top unit is in lowered position, and
- support means extending between the top unit and the mounting base for guiding and supporting the top unit in movement between said lowered position and a raised position spaced above said base unit to increase the headroom of the van in the area of the roof cutout,
- in which said base unit has an integral luggage-carrying recessed area located forwardly of said top unit.
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