Ltc Roll & Engineering Co.

Riverside International, Inc.

Lawrence D Rich

Laurence J German

A storage system for motor vehicle roof inserts has two matched body portions which are mounted in a motor vehicle. Each body portion includes a pair of channels which are shaped to conform to the shape of the roof inserts. The storage bodies are spaced a distance which corresponds to the length of the roof inserts such that the edge portions of the inserts can be inserted into the channels where they are supported spanning the space between the storage bodies. Resilient opposed rollers in association with each channel guide and support the roof inserts in the channels. The storage bodies may include pin-receiving bores positioned to receive retractable roof insert posts to secure the roof inserts in position in the storage system. The storage bodies may be conveniently formed by an injection molding process using ABS plastic.

T-top insert storage rack with locking mechanism

The present invention discloses a unique lighting structure for use on vehicles, in which concealable lights are incorporated into a luggage rack on the roof of a vehicle. The lights rotate between concealed and use positions. In the concealed position a portion of the light housing is aligned with a portion of the luggage rack housing such that the luggage rack may be used normally. In the use position, a bulb faces longitudinally forwardly of the vehicle, and is positioned vertically above the remainder of the luggage rack such that a light is directed from the roof of the vehicle.

Combined luggage rack and concealed lights for vehicle roof

An automotive roof spoiler having retractable lamps particularly suitable for trucks, vans, campers and other vehicles used for both on-road and off-road purposes. The automotive roof spoiler includes lamps which are rotatably mounted within the roof spoiler about axes generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the spoiler and a motor, preferably located within the roof spoiler, which rotates the lamps from an upright position with the lenses of the lamps facing forwardly above the roof spoiler for off-road use to a retracted position within the body portion of the spoiler for on-road use.

Automotive roof spoiler having retractable lamps

An automotive roof spoiler having retractable, concealable lamps particularly suitable for trucks and other vehicles used for both on-road and off-road purposes. The automotive roof spoiler includes lamps which are mounted within the roof spoiler about axes which are generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the spoiler and a motor, preferably located within the roof spoiler, which rotates the lamps from a first position wherein the back surfaces of the lamps are generally parallel with the top upwardly inclined surface of the roof spoiler for on-road use to a second position wherein the front surfaces of the lamps are generally vertical and extend above the spoiler top surface for off-road use. The preferred embodiment includes covers which are hingedly attached to the spoiler adjacent the back surface and which cover the lamp openings in the top wall of the spoiler in coplanar relation when the lamps are rotated to the downward closed position for on-road use.

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New Baltimore, MI, United States of America

Lawrence D Rich