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US 7,093,891 B2Granted
Hatch water diverter
OwnerLeonard A. Gervasiinventor
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Abstract
In an automotive hatch back vehicle, foldable bonnets are coupled between an underside of the hatch lid and the run-off channels on both the driver and passenger side of the vehicle, pleated to fold outwardly as the hatch lid is raised to divert water accumulations on the lid into the channels, and to fold away inwardly into the vehicle as the lid is lowered.
Claims14
In an automotive vehicle, a combination comprising:
- a raisable hatch lid;
- a run-off channel on each of a passenger and driver side of said vehicle for weeping away outwardly of said vehicle water accumulating on said lid when in a lowered position;
- first and second water diverter bonnets coupled with said lid and said run-off channels of each of said vehicle sides;
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- with each of said bonnets being removably secured at an upper end thereof with an underside of said lid, and being removably secured at a lower end thereof with said run-off channel;
- characterized in that, upon the raising of said lid, each of said bonnets operate to divert any water accumulations still remaining on said lid into said run-off channels for further dispersal outwardly of said vehicle.
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