Abstract: There is disclosed an automotive roof vent window designed for ease of retrofit installation and ease of removal of the vent window panel after installation. The vent window has a main frame and clamping trim ring secured thereto with self tapping screws. The vent window panel is pivotally mounted to the main frame by hinged brackets having a slotted aperture which receives threaded pins permanently carried by the vent window panel and clamped to the brackets by thumb nuts. The opposite edge of the window panel is secured by a toggle latch assembly that is pivotally engaged to a mounting bracket of the window frame by a pin removably seated in slotted apertures of the bracket. The pin has indexing flats to permit its withdrawal when rotated to align the flats with the slots of the apertures. The pin is securely locked in the assembly by a dependent lever having resilient detenting tabs.

Abstract: There is disclosed a removable vent window for a roof of an automobile which is particularly adapted for retrofit installation. The vent window is mounted in an opening extending across a major width of a car roof, preferably slightly rearwardly of the forward edge of the roof. The opening is framed with members of preformed or stretch formed extruded aluminum which are stretch formed into a generally rectangular frame to provide support for the hinges and latches that secure the vent window. The vent window is removably mounted in the opening by hinge members along the forward edge of the opening. The rear edge of the opening and window bear detachable latching mechanisms whereby the window can be pivoted between a closed, sealing position and an open, forwardly inclined, venting position. The latch mechanisms can be detached from the window, freeing the rear edge of the window and permitting it to be pivoted to an elevated position and disengaged from its hinges for complete removal of the window.