Vehicle body assembly
AssigneeMathson Industries
InventorBoney A. Mathew
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Abstract
A vehicle body assembly (10) includes a roof (12) defining an opening having a periphery. The roof (12) has a roof panel (18) having a peripheral edge (20). The vehicle body assembly (10) comprises a clamping mechanism (22) for clamping the edges (20) of the roof panel (18) to the periphery of the opening in sandwiched relationship to one another. The present invention provides several advantages over the prior art patents including an effective and a quick way of fastening a roof panel onto a body of a vehicle. Therefore, the present invention provides another vehicle body assembly that is efficient and easy to use.
Claims23
A vehicle body assembly (10) comprising;
- a roof (12) defining an opening having a periphery,
- a roof panel (18) of organic polymeric material having a peripheral edge (20),
- a clamping mechanism (22) extending along and clamping said edge (20) of said roof panel (18) to said periphery of said opening in sandwiched relationship to one another, and
- a seal (40) sandwiched between said edge (20) of said roof panel (18) and said periphery of said opening of said roof (12) for sealing said edge (20) of said roof panel (18) with said periphery of said opening of said roof (12).
A vehicle body assembly (10) comprising;
- a roof (12) defining an opening having a periphery,
- a roof panel (18) of organic polymeric material having a peripheral edge (20),
- a clamping mechanism (22) extending along and clamping said edge (20) of said roof panel (18) to said periphery of said opening in sandwiched relationship to one another and including an elongated strip (24) and a plurality of fasteners (26) extending through said edge (20) and said periphery of said opening for clamping said edge (20) and said periphery between said strip (24) and said fasteners (26).
A roof panel assembly (10) for disposition in an opening having a periphery in a vehicle body, said assembly (10) comprising:
- a roof panel (18) of organic polymeric material having a peripheral edge (20),
- a clamping mechanism (22) for extending along and clamping said edge (20) of said panel (18) in sandwiched relationship to the periphery of the opening, and
- a seal (40) for sandwiched disposition between said edge (20) and the periphery of the opening for sealing said edge (20) of said roof panel (18) with said periphery of said opening of said roof (12).
A roof panel assembly (10) for disposition in an opening having a periphery in a vehicle body, said assembly (10) comprising:
- a roof panel (18) of organic polymeric material having a peripheral edge (20),
- a clamping mechanism (22) for extending along and clamping said edge (20) of said roof panel (18) in sandwiched relationship to the periphery of the opening and said mechanism (22) including an elongated strip (24) and a plurality of fasteners (26) extending through said edge (20) for clamping said edge (20) between said strip (24) and said fasteners (26).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.