Window net door attachment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11046276-B2
Application number	US-201916393043-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 24, 2019
Priority date	Mar 18, 2016
Publication date	Jun 29, 2021
Grant date	Jun 29, 2021

Abstract

A window net door attachment is provided for coupling with a vehicle door to provide protection to occupants within the vehicle during travel over rough terrain or during rolling over of the vehicle. Framed portions of the window net door attachment surround an open area between a top of the vehicle door, a roof, and a windshield area of the vehicle. A window net within a boundary support is attached to the frame portions and to the top of the vehicle door, such that the window net is disposed throughout the open area. Attachments along the boundary support retain the window net in an extended disposition within the open area. Vertical supports may be interwoven with the window net so as to impart relatively greater strength to the window net.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A window net door attachment configured to provide protection to occupants within an off-road vehicle, the attachment comprising:
a window frame configured to be coupled with a top of a vehicle door;
a boundary support that is attached to the window frame and surrounds an open area above the top of the vehicle door; and
a window net fastened to the boundary support and extending throughout the open area; and
at least one vertical support within the window net and extend from a top to a bottom of the boundary support, the at least one vertical support configured to strengthen the window net; the at least one vertical support having tightly woven strips that are interwoven with the window net.

2. The attachment of claim 1 , wherein the window net is interwoven with the boundary support, such that attaching the boundary support to the window frame extends the window net throughout the open area.

3. The attachment of claim 2 , wherein the window net includes a hand hole disposed near the top of the vehicle door.

4. The attachment of claim 2 , wherein the window net includes one or more vertical supports that are interwoven with the window net and the boundary support.

5. The attachment of claim 1 , wherein the boundary support includes a plurality of attachments that are configured to couple the boundary support with the window frame.

6. The attachment of claim 1 , wherein the window frame is configured to surround an open area bordered by the top of the vehicle door, a roof of the vehicle, and a windshield of the vehicle.

7. The attachment of claim 6 , wherein the window frame comprises:
a front frame portion disposed adjacent to the windshield area;
a top frame portion disposed adjacent to the roof; and
a rear frame portion extending from the top frame portion to a rear of the top of the vehicle door.

8. The attachment of claim 7 , wherein the front frame portion extends from a front of the top of the vehicle door toward a lower portion of the windshield before extending adjacent to the windshield.

9. The attachment of claim 8 , wherein the top frame portion is joined with an upper-most end of the front frame portion.

10. The attachment of claim 9 , wherein the rear frame portion is joined with a rearward-most end of the top frame portion.

11. The attachment of claim 10 , wherein the boundary support attached to the front frame portion, the top frame portion, and the rear frame portion and to the top of the vehicle door, such that the window net extends throughout the open area.

12. The attachment of claim 1 , wherein any of the front frame portion, the top frame portion, and the rear frame portion include one or more bends, one or more angled portions, and one or more curves, such that the window frame optimally surrounds the open area.

13. The attachment of claim 1 , wherein the front frame portion, the top frame portion, and the rear frame portion comprise separate components that are assembled together for surrounding the open area.

14. A window net door configured to provide protection to occupants within an off-road vehicle, the window net door comprising:
a vehicle door that is hingedly attachable to the off-road vehicle for enclosing a portion of an open area adjacent to the occupants;
a window frame coupled with a top of the vehicle door and surrounding a portion of the open area above the top of the vehicle door;
a boundary support that is configured to be attached to the window frame
at least one vertical support within the window net and extend from a top to a bottom of the boundary support, the at least one vertical support configured to strengthen the window net; the at least one vertical support having tightly woven strips that are interwoven with the window net and
a window net that is interwoven with the boundary support and extended throughout the portion of the open area above the top of the vehicle door.

15. The window net door of claim 14 , wherein the vehicle door and the window frame are manufactured as a single component that is ready for installation onto the off-road vehicle.

16. The window net door of claim 15 , wherein the vehicle door and the window frame are fabricated by way of stamping or injection molding.

17. The window net door of claim 15 , wherein the vehicle door and the window frame are fabricated by way of additive manufacturing.

18. The window net door of claim 14 , wherein the window net comprises a loosely woven material suitable for retaining the occupants within the vehicle.

19. The window net door of claim 14 , wherein the window net includes one or more vertical supports extending from a top of the boundary support to a bottom of the boundary support.

20. The window net door of claim 14 , wherein the window new includes a hand hole that is disposed at a bottom of the window net and near the top of the passenger door.

Assignees

• Gordon Robby

Inventors

• Gordon Robby

Classifications

• B60J1/20

  Accessories, e.g. wind deflectors, blinds (antiglare provisions B60J3/00; wind deflectors associated with roof openings B60J7/22; removable external protective coverings for windows or windscreens B60J11/08 {; aerodynamical spoiler for vehicles B62D35/00;} heating arrangements specially adapted for transparent or reflecting areas H05B3/84) · CPC title

• B60R21/06 Primary

  Safety nets, transparent sheets, curtains, or the like, e.g. between occupants and glass ({B60R21/026} , B60R21/11, B60R21/12, B60R21/16 take precedence) · CPC title

• B60Y2200/20

  Off-Road Vehicles · CPC title