Sun roof

A sun roof assembly for a vehicle comprising:

• substantially continuous ring shaped frame means defining an opening therein,
• a cover for covering said opening, said cover defining a shape and having perimeter dimensions substantially the same as the shape and dimensions of said ring shaped frame means,
• hinge means mounting said cover for movement between opening and closing positions relative to said opening,
• a flexible generally ring shaped member also substantially defining the shape and perimeter dimensions of said cover, said flexible ring shaped member including,
• a base member having an upper wall and bottom wall, and
• tubular bulb means positioned on the upper wall of said base member and extending substantially continuously around the top of said base member, said bulb means being hollow and having upper interior and exterior walls,
• mounting means for mounting said base member on said frame means,
• said tubular bulb means being sized relative to said frame means and cover and sufficiently flexible such that when said cover is closed, said upper interior wall of said tubular bulb means is compressed by said cover against said upper wall of said base member in a substantially vertical direction to compress the flexible material in said upper wall of said base member also in a substantially vertical downward direction, but when the cover is opened, said bulb means springs upwardly to a level above the elevation of the vehicle roof in which it is installed and said upper interior wall and upper wall of said base member are separated.