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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2003
Jeffrey Gerard Bourque, Novi, MI (US);
Paul Joseph Kolokowski, Southgate, MI (US);
Michael James Lesle, Toledo, OH (US);
Lawrence R. Lyke, Novi, MI (US);
Thomas William Peyton, Jr., Allen Park, MI (US);
Scott Saxon, Northville, MI (US);
Marcus Tanksley, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Rick Mark Weinert, Novi, MI (US);
Jeffrey Gerard Bourque, Novi, MI (US);
Paul Joseph Kolokowski, Southgate, MI (US);
Michael James Lesle, Toledo, OH (US);
Lawrence R. Lyke, Novi, MI (US);
Thomas William Peyton, Jr., Allen Park, MI (US);
Scott Saxon, Northville, MI (US);
Marcus Tanksley, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Rick Mark Weinert, Novi, MI (US);
Automotive Components Holdings, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A panel assembly for a motor vehicle provides the ability to securely control the size of an opening defined by the panel assembly. The panel assembly thus provides a theft deterrent by making it more difficult to get through a partially open window. The panel assembly comprises a fixed panel defining an opening, and a moveable panel for selectively covering the opening. A handle is attached to the moveable panel and includes a cam that is moveably mounted to the handle and extends through a slot defined in the handle. The cam is biased against the rail and is operable between a locked position and an unlocked position.