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US3326599A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Roof construction for a motor vehicle

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-04-26
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Granted: 1967-06-20
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Expires: 1985-04-26
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Francis P Pashenee

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 17:59
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R13/00; B60R13/07; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S135/00; Y10S135/906

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 135 words
A BODY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE COMPRISING UPPER AND LOWER PORTIONS ENCLOSING THE PASSENGER SPACE OF THE VEHICLE, SAID PORTIONS, INCLUDING A ROOF PANEL, A PAIR OF LATERALLY SPACED SIDE STRUTS LOCATED GENERALLY IN VERTICAL PLANES, EACH OF SAID SIDE STRUTS EXTENDING FROM THE INTERSECTION OF SAID UPPER AND LOWER PORTIONS AT THE FRONT OF AND AT ONE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IN A GENERALLY UPWARDLY AND THEN REARWARDLY DIRECTION TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND FINALLY IN A GENERALLY DOWNWARDLY DIRECTION TO THE INTERSECTION OF SAID UPPER AND LOWER PORTIONS AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, SAID ROOF PANEL BEING GENERALLY RECTANGULAR AND SLIGHTLY CURVED IN THE LONGITUDINAL AND TRANSVERSE DIRECTIONS, EACH EDGE OF SAID ROOF PANEL HAVING A DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE, FRONT AND REAR TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING STRUST CONNECTING PORTIONS OF SAID SIDE
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 135 words
A BODY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE COMPRISING UPPER AND LOWER PORTIONS ENCLOSING THE PASSENGER SPACE OF THE VEHICLE, SAID PORTIONS, INCLUDING A ROOF PANEL, A PAIR OF LATERALLY SPACED SIDE STRUTS LOCATED GENERALLY IN VERTICAL PLANES, EACH OF SAID SIDE STRUTS EXTENDING FROM THE INTERSECTION OF SAID UPPER AND LOWER PORTIONS AT THE FRONT OF AND AT ONE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IN A GENERALLY UPWARDLY AND THEN REARWARDLY DIRECTION TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND FINALLY IN A GENERALLY DOWNWARDLY DIRECTION TO THE INTERSECTION OF SAID UPPER AND LOWER PORTIONS AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, SAID ROOF PANEL BEING GENERALLY RECTANGULAR AND SLIGHTLY CURVED IN THE LONGITUDINAL AND TRANSVERSE DIRECTIONS, EACH EDGE OF SAID ROOF PANEL HAVING A DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE, FRONT AND REAR TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING STRUST CONNECTING PORTIONS OF SAID SIDE

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11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-06-19 1978-12-19 1979-06-20 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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