Patent ID: 6116680
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
An integral A-post roof rail structural element for use in a body-in-white comprising: an elongated hollow member with a first end and a second end opposite thereto, a first flange means extending substantially the length of said elongated hollow member and shaped to function at least in part as a portion of a vehicle door frame, a second flange means defining a portion of a windscreen seating flange, a depression in one of the flange means defining a first socket disposed on, and integral to, said elongated hollow member and shaped to receive a roof header, and a second depression in the other of said flange means defining a second socket disposed on, and integral to, said elongated hollow member and shaped to receive a B-post, wherein said first and said second sockets are distinct from said first and said second ends.