Sliding coyer for roof opening in a motor vehicle

Abstract

Abstract 1. A MOTOR VEHICLE BODY CONSTRUCTION COMPRISING A ROOF HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN, A FRAME BEING SECURED TO SAID ROOF AND EXTENDING ABOUT AND DOWNWARDLY FROM THE OPENING IN SAID ROOF, SAID FRAME HAVING A PAIR OF OPPOSITELY DISPOSED LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING SIDES, A PAIR OF GUIDE RAILS BEING SUPPORTED BY SAID FRAME AND EACH OF SAID GUIDE RAILS EXTENDING ALONG ONE OF SAID LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING SIDES, A COVER BEING MOUNTED ON AND SLIDABLY POSITIONABLE ALONG SAID FRAME IN THE DIRECTION OF SAID LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING SIDES, FIRST MEANS BEING LOCATED ON EACH SAID LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING SIDE OF SAID FRAME AND MOUNTED ON SAID GUIDE RAILS, SAID FIRST MEANS BEING ATTACHED TO SAID COVER FOR SLIDING SAID COVER ALONG SAID GUIDE RAIL AND FOR PIVOTING SAID COVER ABOUT AN AXIS EXTENDING THROUGH SAID FIRST MEANS ON THE OPPOSITELY DISPOSED LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING SIADES OF SAID FRAME, SECOND MEANS BEING LOCATED ON EACH SAID LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING SIDE OF SAID FRAME AND MOUNTED ON SAID GUIDE RAILS IN SPACED RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID FIRST MEANS, A PAIR OF SLIDES EACH BEING FIXED TO AND EXTENDING ALONG ONE OF THE SIDES OF SAID COVER DISPOSED IN PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING SIDES OF SAID FRAME, SAID SECOND MEANS BEING SLIDABLY ENGAGEABLE IN SAID SLIDES FOR COOPERATING IN POSITIONING SAID COVER RELATIVE TO SAID OPENING.

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