Window shade hook assembly, and methods of use and manufacture thereof

A vehicle door assembly for use with a vehicle having a vehicle interior and a sunshade assembly having a support member, the vehicle door assembly comprising:

• a vehicle door;
• a window disposed within the vehicle door over at least part of which the sunshade assembly is configured to extend so as to at least partially cover the window;
• a lining disposed within the vehicle interior and bordering at least a side of the window to which the sunshade assembly can be secured by the support member to cover at least part of the window;
• and
• a hook assembly that includes:
• a grommet configured to be connected to the lining;
• and
• a hook member configured to be disposed adjacent and attached to the grommet such that the grommet is disposed between the hook member and the lining separating the hook member from the lining, the hook member including a hook extending therefrom, the hook being configured to engage the support member to secure the sunshade assembly to the lining to extend over and cover at least part of the window;
• wherein the grommet includes an angular opening in a planar face of the grommet configured to abut the hook member, and the hook member includes a complementary angular projection in a planar base of the hook configured to abut the grommet such that the opening of the grommet is configured to engage the complementary projection of the hook in a single orientation of the respective surfaces relative to each other.

A method of installing a hook assembly in a vehicle having a vehicle interior, a vehicle door having a window bordered on at least a side by a lining disposed within the vehicle interior, and a sunshade assembly configured to extend over at least part of the window so as to at least partially cover the window, the sunshade assembly having a support member by which the sunshade assembly can be secured to the lining to extend over and cover at least part of the window, the method comprising:

• connecting a grommet to the lining;
• and
• connecting a hook member to the grommet such that the grommet is disposed between the hook member and the lining separating the hook member from the lining, the hook member including a hook extending therefrom, the hook being configured to engage the support member to secure the sunshade assembly to the lining to extend over and cover at least part of the window;
• wherein the grommet includes an angular opening in a planar face of the grommet configured to abut the hook member, and the hook member includes a complementary angular projection in a planar base of the hook configured to abut the grommet such that the opening of the grommet is configured to engage the complementary angular projection of the hook in a single orientation of the respective surfaces relative to each other.