Patents Assigned to Autoroofs Limited
  • Patent number: 4585269
    Abstract: A frame for a vehicle sun roof intended for a vehicle having a hard head liner comprises an outer upper frame section adapted to fit into an aperture in a vehicle roof and to engage said roof around the edge of said aperture, an inner frame section adapted to be located below the vehicle roof and to be secured to the outer frame section and a support member adapted to be fitted to the inner frame section and to engage the underside of the vehicle roof around the edge of the aperture. The support member is made of resilient material and is provided with a lip which is adapted to engage a hard head liner of the vehicle roof around the edge of an aperture formed therein to accommodate the frame in order to conceal the aperture in the head liner from view and to provide a support for the head liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1984
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1986
    Assignee: Autoroofs Limited
    Inventor: John B. Lievesley