Patent ID: 9539938
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: B60J

Claim:
1. A removable roof panel for a vehicle body, the removable roof panel comprising: an outer panel; a perimeter frame connected to the outer panel, and having a first locator feature configured to engage a second locator feature of the vehicle body; a plurality of latching handles connected to the perimeter frame, and operable for latching and unlatching the perimeter frame from the vehicle body; a lamp connected to the perimeter frame proximate the first locator feature; a battery electrically connectable to and operable for energizing the lamp; and a lamp actuator configured to selectively connect the lamp to the battery when the removable roof panel is removed from the vehicle body to thereby illuminate the first and second locator features during stowing of the removable roof panel in a compartment of the vehicle body.