Device for securing an automotive glass pane in an automobile body
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1. A device securing an automotive glass pane in an automobile body having a sash flange lying behind and generally parallel to said pane, said device comprising:
- a frame secured to the perimeter of said glass pane and comprising;
a portion receiving the perimeter of said pane,an inwardly extending web affixed to said portion and lying along a face of said pane generally parallel to said flange, anda first detent formation molded on said web turned toward said flange;
an angle strip fixed to said flange and including;
a U-shaped receptacle receiving an edge of said flange,a lateral projection from said receptacle, anda second detent formation molded on said lateral projection complementary to and engaged with said first detent formation in a tolerance-eliminating interfit to lock said pane to said body; and
a soft elastic sealing member extending around said frame and secured on said web while being deflectible by and engageable with said body and said flange upon interfitting of said formations.
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Abstract
A device for securing an automotive glass pane in an automotive body makes use a molded frame secured to the periphery of the glass pane and provided with a rearwardly projecting U-shaped recess internally formed with saw-teeth which can engage saw-teeth on a ledge or projection of a strip for a U-shaped receptacle body flange of the vehicle extending parallel to the pane. The sealing strip is affixed at least to a web of the frame and bears upon the body.
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1. A device securing an automotive glass pane in an automobile body having a sash flange lying behind and generally parallel to said pane, said device comprising:
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a frame secured to the perimeter of said glass pane and comprising; a portion receiving the perimeter of said pane, an inwardly extending web affixed to said portion and lying along a face of said pane generally parallel to said flange, and a first detent formation molded on said web turned toward said flange; an angle strip fixed to said flange and including; a U-shaped receptacle receiving an edge of said flange, a lateral projection from said receptacle, and a second detent formation molded on said lateral projection complementary to and engaged with said first detent formation in a tolerance-eliminating interfit to lock said pane to said body; and a soft elastic sealing member extending around said frame and secured on said web while being deflectible by and engageable with said body and said flange upon interfitting of said formations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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