US 11,738,625 B2
Removable panel assembly for a vehicle window and related methods
Stephen M Kellerman, Amelia, OH (US); and Charles P Kellerman, New Richmond, OH (US)
Assigned to K2 Products LLC, Amelia, OH (US)
Filed by K2 Products LLC, Amelia, OH (US)
Filed on Apr. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/224,663.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/006,974, filed on Apr. 8, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0316601 A1, Oct. 14, 2021
Int. Cl. B60J 1/08 (2006.01); B60J 1/00 (2006.01); B60J 1/20 (2006.01)
CPC B60J 1/085 (2013.01) [B60J 1/004 (2013.01); B60J 1/2094 (2013.01)] 37 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A removable panel assembly for a vehicle window, the panel assembly comprising:
a removable panel sized and shaped to overlie at least a portion of an outward-facing surface of a vehicle window;
a first retainer configured to secure the panel in abutting relation to the window, the first retainer comprising a first engagement element configured to engage a first edge of the window and a second engagement element configured to engage an inward-facing surface of the window; and
a second retainer configured to secure the panel in abutting relation to the window, the second retainer comprising a third engagement element configured to engage a second edge of the window and a fourth engagement element configured to engage the inward-facing surface of the window;
wherein at least one of the first retainer or the second retainer are selectively connectable to the panel and selectively detachable from the panel,
the first retainer is selectively connectable to the panel by engagement of a first externally threaded connector with a first internally threaded connector, and
the second retainer is selectively connectable to the panel by engagement of a second externally threaded connector and a second internally threaded connector.