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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Dragan B. Stojkovic, Taylor, MI (US);
Stephen Thomas Kozak, Northville, MI (US);
Colleen Marie Hoffman, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A roof structure is disclosed for a vehicle that comprises a roof bow including a wall forming part of an exterior roof surface of the vehicle. The wall defines a keyhole opening that is adapted to receive a retainer. A channel is provided on the wall below the keyhole opening that forms a water drain below the keyhole opening with a lower surface of the wall extending over the water drain. A retainer including an anchor portion and an accessory attachment portion extends upwardly from the anchor portion through the slot and is retained in the channel by the flanges.