Frangible vehicle window panel mounting bracket

A frangible window panel mounting bracket for mounting a vehicle window panel onto a window regulating mechanism of a vehicle, said bracket comprising

• a generally U-shaped spring clip comprising a horizontal base member, and a first leg member and a second leg member extending upwardly from said horizontal base member and being spaced apart to form a generally U-shaped channel with said horizontal base member for receiving a bottom edge of a window panel, said horizontal base member having a detent for positioning the bottom edge of the window panel in a position spaced generally above said base member;
• a mounting flange for securing said spring clip to a window regulating mechanism of a vehicle, said mounting flange being downwardly depending from, and coupled to, said horizontal base member of said spring clip, said mounting flange having a plurality of spaced-apart lines of weakening dimensioned and configured so that said mounting flange is frangible to allow said spring clip to become detachable from the window regulating mechanism to thereby minimize the window panel shattering upon a side impact to the vehicle.

A window panel mounting bracket for mounting a vehicle window panel onto a window regulating mechanism, said bracket comprising:

• a generally U-shaped spring clip comprising a horizontal base member, and a first leg member and a second leg member extending upwardly from said horizontal base member and being spaced apart to form a generally U-shaped channel with said horizontal base member for receiving a bottom edge of a window panel, said first leg joined to said horizontal base member via rounded corner section of reduced width to increase the flexibility of said first leg;
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• a mounting flange for securing said spring clip to a window regulating mechanism of a vehicle, said mounting flange being downwardly depending from, and coupled to, said horizontal base member of said spring clip.

A window panel mounting bracket for mounting a vehicle window panel onto a window regulating mechanism of a vehicle, said bracket comprising:

• a generally U-shaped spring clip comprising a horizontal base member, and a first leg member and a second leg member extending upwardly from said horizontal base member and being spaced apart to form a generally U-shaped channel with said horizontal base member for receiving a bottom edge of a window panel, said first leg having a free end with an inwardly directed and tapered flange;
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• a mounting flange for detachably securing said spring clip to a window regulating mechanism of a vehicle, said mounting flange being downwardly depending from, and coupled to, said horizontal base member of said spring clip.

A frangible window panel mounting bracket for mounting a vehicle window panel onto a window regulating mechanism of a vehicle, said bracket comprising:

• a generally U-shaped spring clip comprising a horizontal base member, and a first leg member and a second leg member extending upwardly from said horizontal base member and being spaced apart to form a generally U-shaped channel with said horizontal base member for receiving a bottom edge of the window panel;
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• a mounting flange for detachably securing said spring clip to the window regulating mechanism of the vehicle, said mounting flange having a width less than a width of said U-shaped spring clip and having a plurality of spaced-apart lines of weakening dimensioned and configured so that said mounting flange is frangible to allow said spring clip to become detachable from the window regulating mechanism to thereby minimize the window panel shattering upon a side impact to the vehicle.

A frangible window panel mounting bracket for mounting a vehicle window panel onto a window regulating mechanism said bracket comprising:

• a generally U-shaped spring clip comprising a horizontal base member, and a first leg member and a second leg member extending upwardly from said horizontal base member and being spaced apart to form a generally U-shaped channel with said horizontal base member for receiving a bottom edge of the window panel;
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• a mounting flange for detachably securing said spring clip to the window regulating mechanism of the vehicle, said mounting flange being downwardly depending from, and coupled to, said horizontal base member of said spring clip, said mounting flange having at least one line of weakening dimensioned and configured so that said mounting flange is frangible to allow said spring clip to become detachable from the window regulating mechanism to thereby minimize the window panel shattering upon a side impact to the vehicle, and wherein said mounting flange has at least one bolt hole formed therethrough for securing said mounting flange and, in turn, said spring clip to the window regulating mechanism via a bolt insertable therethrough.