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US 6,186,584 B1Granted
Sunroof canopy for a golf car
AssigneeClub Car, Inc.
InventorsDonald G. Samuelson, James M. Fulford, Terry L. Canaday, James K. Caldwell, Christian J. Eck, III, Mark Wisner
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Abstract
A motorized golf car includes a sing-sheet thermoplastic sunroof having a plurality of hollow stiffener channels formed therein to stiffen the canopy. A first, hollow stiffener channel is formed at the perimeter of the canopy edges, along the front and side perimeters. A plurality of second stiffener channels are formed in the sheet in-board of the first stiffener channel. A first drain gutter, sloped back-to-front, is provided in the canopy, and a second drain gutter, sloped front-to-back, is provided in the canopy to drain water from the top surface of the canopy.
Claims8
A sunroof for a golf car comprising:
- (a) a thermoplastic sheet having a top surface and a bottom surface, said sheet terminating at edges forming a canopy perimeter;
- (b) said canopy perimeter having a front portion, a rear portion and substantially parallel first and second side portions extending between said front and rear portions;
- (c) a first stiffener means formed in said sheet at said sheet edges and extending along said front and side canopy perimeter portions, for stiffening said canopy;
- (d) a plurality of second stiffener means formed in said sheet in-board of said first stiffener means, for stiffening said canopy, portions of said second stiffener means extending parallel to said front and side canopy perimeter portions;
- (e) gutter drain means formed in said sheet for collecting and draining away water on said top surface;
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- (f) means for mounting said canopy on a golf car chassis.
4 more elements
A sunroof for a golf car comprising:
- (a) a thermoplastic sheet having a top surface and a bottom surface, said sheet terminating at edges forming a canopy perimeter;
- (b) said canopy perimeter having a front portion, a rear portion and substantially parallel first and second side portions extending between said front and rear portions;
- (c) a first stiffener means formed in said sheet at said sheet edges and extending along said front and side canopy perimeter portions, for stiffening said canopy;
- (d) a second stiffener means formed in said sheet in-board of said first stiffener means, for stiffening said canopy, said second stiffener means extending parallel to said front and side canopy perimeter portions;
- (e) a third stiffener means formed in said sheet in-board of said second stiffener means, for stiffening said canopy, said third stiffener means extending parallel to said side canopy perimeter portions;
- (f) gutter drain means formed in said sheet for collecting and draining away water on said top surface;
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- (g) means for mounting said canopy on a golf car chassis.
5 more elements
A sunroof for a golf car comprising:
- (a) a thermoplastic sheet having a top surface and a bottom surface, said sheet terminating at edges forming a canopy perimeter;
- (b) said canopy perimeter having a front portion, a rear portion and substantially parallel first and second side portions extending between said front and rear portions;
- (c) a first, hollow stiffener channel means formed in said sheet at said sheet edges and extending along said front and side canopy perimeter portions, for stiffening said canopy;
- (d) a second, hollow stiffener channel means formed in said sheet in-board of said first stiffener channel means, for stiffening said canopy, said second stiffener channel means having a front channel portion and first and second channel portions extending parallel to said front and side canopy perimeter portions;
- (e) a third, hollow stiffener channel means formed in said sheet in-board of said second stiffener channel means, for stiffening said canopy, said third stiffener channel means comprising a plurality of longitudinal, hollow channels formed in said sheet extending parallel to said side canopy perimeter portions;
- (f) gutter drain means formed in said sheet for collecting and draining away water on said top surface;
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- (g) means for mounting said canopy on a golf car chassis.
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A motorized golf car comprising:
- (a) a chassis;
- (b) drive means for moving said chassis;
- (c) a sunroof canopy attached to said chassis;
- (d) said sunroof comprising:
- 1) a single sheet having a top and bottom surface, front, back, and side edges forming a canopy perimeter;
- 2) a first stiffener channel in said sheet at said front and side canopy perimeters;
- 3) a plurality of second stiffener channels in said sheet in-board of said first stiffener channel;
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- 4) gutter drain means in said sheet for collecting and draining away water on said top surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.