Mathson Industries

Mathson Intellectual Technology Inc.

Carl S Howarth

Boney A Mathew

A roof and rack assembly ( ) for an automotive vehicle includes a roof panel ( ) received from polymeric organic material that has a top surface ( ) and edges ( ), ( ) extending between a first or front ( ) and a second or rear ( ) ends of the roof panel ( ). The roof panel ( ) includes retaining elements ( ) that are integrally formed and extend upwardly from the top surface ( ) of the roof panel ( ). The roof and rack assembly ( ) further includes a track ( ) for receiving a roof rack ( ) and slidably adjusting the position of the roof rack ( ) along the track ( ), and a mounting member ( ) for securing the track ( ) to the retaining elements ( ). The roof and rack assembly ( ) provides an effective and a quick way of fastening the roof rack ( ) to the roof panel ( ) and is efficient, not time consuming and easy way to install the roof rack ( ).

Roof and rack assembly

A plastic thermostat housing having a vent passage including a valve portion ( ), a cap portion ( ), and an outlet portion ( ), with the cap portion ( ) being larger in cross sectional area than the cap, portion ( ). A check valve ( ) is inserted into the valve portion ( ) and a cap ( ) with a vent hole ( ) is inserted into the cap portion ( ) for retaining the check valve ( ) in the vent passage. The assembly is characterized by the plastic material of the housing ( ) being deformed into engagement with the cap ( ) for retaining the cap ( ) in the valve portion ( ) of the vent passage. The cap ( ) may comprise a plastic material to be fused to the housing ( ).

Thermostat housing with integral valve

A thermostat housing assembly ( ) presents a mounting face ( ) including n outer seal ( ) disposed in an outer seal groove ( ) and an inner seal ( ) disposed in an inner seal groove ( ). The outer seal ( ) includes a lip ( ) extending radially inwardly to a distal end cantilevered over the annular wall for retaining the flow control valve ( ) in the recess ( ). A channel ( ) extends radially between the seal grooves ( ) and ( ) for receiving each of a plurality of spokes ( ). A shoulder ( ) on each of the spokes ( ) snaps over an undercut ( ) in each of the channels ( ).

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Bloomfield Hills, MI, United States of America

Carl S Howarth