A roof ditch molding, roof ditch molding assembly, method of constructing a roof ditch molding, and method of assembling a roof ditch molding into a roof ditch of a vehicle are provided. The roof ditch molding includes an elongate metal substrate having an outer surface and an inner surface with opposite edge regions extending along a direction of a longitudinal axis between opposite ends. The inner surface faces and delimits an elongate channel extending between the opposite ends. The opposite edge regions are spaced from one another for snapping receipt of a plurality of fasteners therebetween, thereby eliminating the need for supplemental fastening features to fixedly secure the roof ditch molding within the roof ditch.
CLIPLESS ROOF DITCH MOLDING, ROOF DITCH MOLDING ASSEMBLY THEREWITH AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLY AND CONSTRUCTION THEREOF
MOULAGE DE TRANCHEE DE TOIT SANS CLIPS, ENSEMBLE MOULAGE DE TRANCHEE DE TOIT, ET PROCEDES DE MONTAGE ET DE CONSTRUCTION CONNEXES
2020-10-11
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR |
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