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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2004
Applicants:
Dinesh C. Seksaria, Novi, MI (US);
John W. Cobes, Lower Burrell, PA (US);
Inventors:
Dinesh C. Seksaria, Novi, MI (US);
John W. Cobes, Lower Burrell, PA (US);
Assignee:
Alcoa Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sliding door for vehicles including a space frame formed from a U-shaped extruded aluminum tube and a crossbeam to which inner and outer aluminum door panels are attached. Hardware for operation of the door is mounted on the exposed inside surface of the door. The overall weight of the door is about 20 pounds and the door is about 35 mm thick. A movable window assembly for such a door and a method of making are also disclosed.