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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 1991
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1989
Richard F Biermacher, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Thomas G Tallon, Metamora, MI (US);
Dwayne A Black, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);
Billy J Barton, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Chrysler Corporation, Highland Park, MI (US);
Abstract
An improved fastening arrangement provides for easy and quick attachment of a convertible top boot to a vehicle body. A plurality of plastic J-section fastener strips each have a forwardly extending planar pad portion, an intermediate arcuate resilient web portion, and a rearwardly extending hook-shaped portion. The pad portion is adapted for flush mounting to the underside of a boot backing panel by a plurality of rivets. The hook-shaped portion free edge is formed with an enlarged locking bead coextensive therewith. A retainer member, mounted on the body upper deck aft of the storage well, provides a transversely extending upwardly opening lead-in gap and subjacent enlarged furrow. The bead is adapted for releasable engagement in a self-seeking manner in undercut fittable retainer groove of the furrow upon snap-action passage through the lead-in gap that is hidden from view by the overlying boot.