US3332717A - Top boot assembly - Google Patents

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US3332717A
US3332717A US490011A US49001165A US3332717A US 3332717 A US3332717 A US 3332717A US 490011 A US490011 A US 490011A US 49001165 A US49001165 A US 49001165A US 3332717 A US3332717 A US 3332717A
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Robert R Amesbury
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Priority to DEU5375U priority patent/DE1951844U/de
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
    • B60J7/00—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs
    • B60J7/20—Vehicle storage compartments for roof parts or for collapsible flexible tops
    • B60J7/202—Vehicle storage compartments for roof parts or for collapsible flexible tops being characterised by moveable cover parts for closing the gap between boot lid and rearmost seats
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/44—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof
    • Y10T24/44641—Clasp, clip, support-clamp, or required component thereof having gripping member formed from, biased by, or mounted on resilient member
    • Y10T24/44769—Opposed engaging faces on gripping member formed from single piece of resilient material
    • Y10T24/44897—Opposed engaging faces on gripping member formed from single piece of resilient material with reinforcing member

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  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the rear portion of a convertible automobile with the top retracted and the boot installed over the top-receiving well;
  • FIG. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary section taken on line 22 of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3 is an end view of the molding engaging fastener shown in FIG. 2 prior to its attachment to the top boot;
  • the fastener 1 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 includes a molded synthetic resin, for example, the acetal resin marketed by Dupon-t under the trade name Delrin, molding engaging member 2 and a sheet metal reinforcing band 3 clamped about the upper surface of the molding engaging member 2.
  • a molded synthetic resin for example, the acetal resin marketed by Dupon-t under the trade name Delrin
  • molding engaging member 2 and a sheet metal reinforcing band 3 clamped about the upper surface of the molding engaging member 2.
  • the molding engaging member 2 has a generally C shaped cross section and includes opposed, internal hooklike portions 4 and 5, a plurality of external notches 6 and 7 located generally opposite the hook-like portions, an integral stud 8 extending outwardly from its top surface, a recess 9 formed in its undersurface intermediate the hook-like portions 4 and 5, a through aperture 10 adjacent the recess 9 and a pair of side flanges 11 extending outwardly from its upper surface and forming a channel for receipt of the reinforcing band 3.
  • the assembly of the fastener 1 to the top boot is accomplished prior to the adhesion of the stiffener 20 to the foam rubber backing 19.
  • the flange 14 extending from the band 3 is first passed through the slot 23 in the stiffener and thereafter the oppositely bent fingers 15 are passed through the opening 22 and engaged by the spring clip 24 to complete the attachment.
  • the flange 14 bears against the upper surface of the stiffener 20 and acts to stabilize the fastener by preventing any vertical pivotal motion with respect to the boot, and also acts to transmit upward forces on the boot and stiifener directly to the molding engaging portions of the fastener when one desires to detach the top boot from the molding.
  • the outboard edges of the boot are secured to the vehicle body by snapping the molding engaging portion 2 of the fastener 1 over a substantial'cross section of the deck molding 30.
  • the illustrated molding is depicted as having a dimpled profile along its inboard side to accommodate the hook-like portion 4 of the member 2.
  • the cross-sectional configuration of a molding is not considered critical to the invention since the molding engaging member 2 may be formed or molded to provide hook-like portions which will elfectively engage a cross-section of a variety of generally C shaped moldings.
  • a convertible vehicle top boot assembly which is adapted to be secured to a deck molding adjacent the topreceiving well when the top is retracted, said top boot having a stiffening means adjacent its outer marginal edge, said stiffening means having a plurality of openings therein for receiving multiple elements of each of a plurality 4 of molding engaging clips and a plurality of molding engaging clips secured thereto by attaching means passing through certain of said openings, said clips including a resilient, nonmetallic, molding engaging member having 5 opposed hook-like portions adapted to be snapped over the exterior of-a cross section of the molding and a resilient, metalreinforcing band clamped about the top surface of said molding engaging member adjacent said stiifening means, said reinforcing band having a clip stabilizing flange extending longitudinally thereof beyond one end of said molding engaging member and through other of the openings in said stiflening means and bear- I ing against the surface of said'stifiening means remote from said molding engaging member.

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US490011A US3332717A (en) 1965-09-24 1965-09-24 Top boot assembly
GB40428/66A GB1104777A (en) 1965-09-24 1966-09-09 An improved clip and assembly of an article secured to a moulding thereby
FR76403A FR1502795A (fr) 1965-09-24 1966-09-14 Hausse de capote pour véhicule transformable
DEU5375U DE1951844U (de) 1965-09-24 1966-09-20 Dachverdeck-befestigungsvorrichtung fuer kabriolet-fahrzeuge.

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Cited By (6)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3510165A (en) * 1968-04-23 1970-05-05 Gen Motors Corp Top boot installation
US4512606A (en) * 1983-04-29 1985-04-23 Asc Incorporated Convertible top boot cover
US5322337A (en) * 1993-02-11 1994-06-21 Wickes Manufacturing Company Convertible boot
US6145909A (en) * 1999-02-02 2000-11-14 Asc Incorporated Automotive vehicle bootwell and drain trough apparatus
US6619722B1 (en) * 2002-12-05 2003-09-16 Daimlerchrysler Corporation Convertible boot fastener
US20060038320A1 (en) * 2004-08-17 2006-02-23 Straub Martin L Convertible boot system and method of making same

Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2237982A (en) * 1937-09-25 1941-04-08 Ferlito Edoardo Method of tempering glass
US2277742A (en) * 1941-03-25 1942-03-31 Wilbur F Crawford Tent canvas protector
US2527674A (en) * 1947-05-03 1950-10-31 Otto H Cold Clothespin
US2664309A (en) * 1952-10-24 1953-12-29 Ford Motor Co Convertible top boot construction
US2929166A (en) * 1959-03-27 1960-03-22 Louise M Sneide Fish worm handler
US2955339A (en) * 1956-07-11 1960-10-11 Warren S Richardson Clip
US3222103A (en) * 1963-12-24 1965-12-07 Gen Motors Corp Convertible boot retaining means
US3223446A (en) * 1963-12-24 1965-12-14 Gen Motors Corp Convertible dust boot construction and securing means

Patent Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2237982A (en) * 1937-09-25 1941-04-08 Ferlito Edoardo Method of tempering glass
US2277742A (en) * 1941-03-25 1942-03-31 Wilbur F Crawford Tent canvas protector
US2527674A (en) * 1947-05-03 1950-10-31 Otto H Cold Clothespin
US2664309A (en) * 1952-10-24 1953-12-29 Ford Motor Co Convertible top boot construction
US2955339A (en) * 1956-07-11 1960-10-11 Warren S Richardson Clip
US2929166A (en) * 1959-03-27 1960-03-22 Louise M Sneide Fish worm handler
US3222103A (en) * 1963-12-24 1965-12-07 Gen Motors Corp Convertible boot retaining means
US3223446A (en) * 1963-12-24 1965-12-14 Gen Motors Corp Convertible dust boot construction and securing means

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3510165A (en) * 1968-04-23 1970-05-05 Gen Motors Corp Top boot installation
US4512606A (en) * 1983-04-29 1985-04-23 Asc Incorporated Convertible top boot cover
US5322337A (en) * 1993-02-11 1994-06-21 Wickes Manufacturing Company Convertible boot
US6145909A (en) * 1999-02-02 2000-11-14 Asc Incorporated Automotive vehicle bootwell and drain trough apparatus
US6619722B1 (en) * 2002-12-05 2003-09-16 Daimlerchrysler Corporation Convertible boot fastener
US20060038320A1 (en) * 2004-08-17 2006-02-23 Straub Martin L Convertible boot system and method of making same

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FR1502795A (fr) 1967-11-24
DE1951844U (de) 1966-12-15

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