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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 10, 1996
Joseph C Croke, Macomb, MI (US);
Edward G Curtindale, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
UT Automotive Dearbon, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A shade assembly comprises a roller assembly and a pair of mounting brackets secured to opposed walls of a vehicle interior. The roller assembly includes a flexible cover, a roller, rotational biasing structure and first and second attachment members disposed at opposed ends of the roller assembly. The attachment members are attached to a corresponding mounting bracket. A first attachment member is releasably secured to the first bracket at a fixed point. The second mounting bracket supports the second attachment member at adjustable axial points. Thus, the shade assembly is able to accommodate various vehicle interior widths.