US 12,083,873 B2
Vehicle hybrid safety hatch
Walker Coriell Clark, Charlotte, NC (US)
Assigned to Specialty Manufacturing, Inc., Belton, MO (US)
Filed by Specialty Manufacturing, Inc., Belton, MO (US)
Filed on Feb. 4, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/167,257.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/970,771, filed on Feb. 6, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0245594 A1, Aug. 12, 2021
Int. Cl. B60J 7/16 (2006.01); B60J 10/82 (2016.01); B60R 25/10 (2013.01); B60R 25/34 (2013.01)
CPC B60J 10/82 (2016.02) [B60J 7/1642 (2013.01); B60R 25/1006 (2013.01); B60R 25/34 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle hatch comprising:
a clamping system having a trim ring,
a frame assembly having a frame, the frame and the trim ring being fastened together with a sealant applied to an underside of the frame, and the frame and the trim ring being fastened together around a perimeter of the frame with screws installed from inside of a vehicle so that the vehicle hatch is configured to be secured to a vehicle roof; and
a lid assembly comprising a latch, the latch being configured to move between a first position and a second position, wherein the lid assembly comprises an inner lid and an outside lid; and
wherein the inner lid and the outside lid comprise a snap configuration configured to assist in securing the inner lid and the outside lid together.