Patent ID: 7172240

Claim:
A wind deflector for a multiple-paned vehicle window, comprising: an elongate body having a length, an upper margin of the body generally conforming to a conceptual window channel surface; a flange extending upwardly from said upper margin to conform to said conceptual window channel surface and adapted to be inserted into a window channel of a vehicle, the window channel of the vehicle, when the flange is so inserted, substantially bracketing the conceptual window channel surface, wherein the window channel receives at least first and second window panes separated by a generally upright and elongate pillar; said upper margin of the body including at least one bridge, the bridge extending in a direction outboard from the vehicle and departing outwardly from said conceptual vehicle window channel surface, the bridge disposed at a position along the length of the body which corresponds to the position of the upright pillar between the first and second window panes, such that the flange of the wind deflector may be fitted into the window channel on both sides of the pillar.