Shade assembly mount for vehicle compartment
AssigneeUT Automotive Dearbon, Inc.
InventorsJoseph C. Croke, Edward G. Curtindale
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Abstract
A shade assembly comprises a roller assembly and a pair of mounting brackets secured to opposed walls of a vehicle interior. The roller assembly includes a flexible cover, a roller, rotational biasing structure and first and second attachment members disposed at opposed ends of the roller assembly. The attachment members are attached to a corresponding mounting bracket. A first attachment member is releasably secured to the first bracket at a fixed point. The second mounting bracket supports the second attachment member at adjustable axial points. Thus, the shade assembly is able to accommodate various vehicle interior widths.
Claims15
A shade assembly for a vehicle compartment comprising:
- a roller assembly including a flexible cover, and a roller, said cover wound on said roller, and a first and second attachment member disposed at opposed ends of said roller assembly;
- a first bracket to be secured to a first wall of a vehicle interior;
- a second bracket to be secured to a second wall of the vehicle interior;
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- said first attachment member being releasably secured to said first bracket at a fixed point, said first attachment member being releasably locked to said first bracket such that said first attachment member cannot be removed from said first bracket without releasing said lock, and said second bracket supporting said second attachment member at varying positions depending on the width of the vehicle interior, thereby accommodating various vehicle interior widths;
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- said first attachment member includes an expandable member that has a first smaller size in an unlocked position, and a second larger size in a locked position;
- said first bracket including a hole having an inner size larger than said first smaller size of said expandable member, said second larger size being greater than the size of said hole, such that said expandable member is secured in said hole in said locked position.
A shade assembly for a vehicle compartment comprising:
- a roller assembly including a flexible cover and a roller, said cover wound on said roller, and first and second attachment members disposed at opposed ends of said roller assembly;
- a first bracket to be secured to a first wall of a vehicle interior, and a second bracket to be secured to a second wall of the vehicle interior;
- said first attachment member including an expandable member positioned in a hole in said first bracket that has a first smaller size in an unlocked position and a second larger size in a locked position, said hole having a size larger than said smaller size of said expandable member, said second larger size being greater than the size of said hole, such that said expandable member is secured in said hole in said locked position;
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- said second attachment member including an enlarged member extending from said roller assembly, and said second bracket including a socket defining an axial channel which receives said enlarged member, to support the roller assembly.
A shade assembly for a vehicle compartment comprising:
- a roller assembly including a flexible cover and a roller, said cover wound on said roller, and first and second attachment members disposed at opposed ends of said roller assembly;
- said first attachment member including an expandable member having a first smaller size in an unlocked position and a second larger size in a locked position, said second larger size being greater than the size of an opening in a bracket which is to secure said first attachment member such that said expandable member is secured in the bracket in said locked position;
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- said second attachment member including a member extending from said roller assembly, said member being adapted to be supported in a socket in a second bracket at an infinite number of positions.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.