Patent ID: 6332289
Filing Date: 2001-12-25
Classification: E05F,E05Y

Abstract:
A runner assembly for supporting a window along a guiderail in a vehicle door window regulator, comprising:a substantially box-shaped body having a substantially L-shaped slot for receipt of the guiderail;a toe extending from a bottom face of said body, said toe for extending below and supporting a lower edge of the window;a lateral lug extending from said body;a clip having a plurality of flexible tabs and a central orifice, said clip mounted to said lateral lug and insertable within a hole in the window from the side of the window which faces toward a vehicle door interior;a catch extending from each of said flexible tabs, said catch engagable with a side of the window which faces away from the vehicle door interior; anda locking member insertable within said central orifice from the side of the window which faces toward the vehicle door interior, said locking member operable to radially expand said clip within said hole, said tabs radially expandable upon insertion of said locking member within said central orifice.