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A lid for a vehicle roof opening has linkage hinging it to the roof structure accommodating tilting the lid upwardly in either of two directions, or elevating it bodily, for use of the opening to ventilate the vehicle, including provision for manually actuatable means both internal and external of t

A lid for a vehicle roof opening has linkage hinging it to the roof structure accommodating tilting the lid upwardly in either of two directions, or elevating it bodily, for use of the opening to ventilate the vehicle, including provision for manually actuatable means both internal and external of the vehicle for separating parts of the hinging linkage to permit swinging the lid fully open for use of the roof opening as an escape hatch. In a modification, the lid is hinged for tilting in only one direction to a ventilating position or swinging to the full open position in the same direction.

대표청구항 ▼

In combination with a vehicle roof having an opening and an upwardly movable hinged lid therefor, means normally limiting upward movement of the lid to a tilted position accommodating use of the opening to vent the vehicle, said means comprising a lever pivotally connected at one end to the lid for

In combination with a vehicle roof having an opening and an upwardly movable hinged lid therefor, means normally limiting upward movement of the lid to a tilted position accommodating use of the opening to vent the vehicle, said means comprising a lever pivotally connected at one end to the lid for upward movement of its other end toward the underside of the lid, a bracket comprising two parts normally extending in parallel side-by-side relation to each other adjacent one side of said opening, one of said parts being fixed to the lid, and a link pivotally securing the other of said bracket parts to the vehicle roof, each of said parts having an aperture normally aligned with the aperture in the other, said lever having a projection normally engaging the aperture in each said part but movable out of engagement therewith in response to pivotal movement of said lever other end toward the lid, said lever other end having a laterally extending portion for transmitting sufficient manual upward force to the lid to effect separation of said bracket parts following disengagement of said projection from said apertures, an opening formed through the lid and handle means extending through said lid opening and operatively connected to said lever whereby said lever may be actuated both internally and externally of the vehicle roof, a knob integrally formed on said handle means and disposed exteriorly of said lid.