Claims
- 1. An electric vehicle photovoltaic (PV) roof comprising:
a vehicle roof body comprising a generally flat PV assembly-supporting upper surface, a peripheral edge circumscribing the upper surface, and a peripheral gutter formed between the upper surface and the peripheral edge; the gutter having a minimum chosen depth below the upper surface.
- 2. The roof according to claim 1 wherein the chosen minimum depth is at least about 6 mm.
- 3. The roof according to claim 1 wherein the gutter has a minimum width of about 3 mm.
- 4. The roof according to claim 1 wherein the peripheral edge comprises an upper edge spaced apart above the upper surface.
- 5. The roof according to claim 1 further comprising PV assembly attachment devices configured for the attachment of a generally flat PV assembly to the roof body.
- 6. An electric vehicle photovoltaic (PV) roof comprising:
a vehicle roof body comprising a generally flat PV assembly-supporting upper surface, a peripheral edge circumscribing the upper surface, and a peripheral gutter formed between the upper surface and the peripheral edge; the gutter having a minimum chosen depth below the upper surface; the peripheral edge comprising an upper edge spaced apart above the upper surface; and PV assembly attachment devices configured for the attachment of a generally flat PV assembly to the roof body.
- 7. An electric vehicle roof comprising:
a roof body comprising front and rear edges and lateral side edges; hand-hold recesses formed into the lateral sides at chosen position; and hand-hold elements located within said hand-hold recesses at positions to provide a minimum horizontal setback between the hand-hold elements and the lateral sides.
- 8. The roof according to claim 7 wherein the minimum setback is 2.5 cm.
- 9. The roof according to claim 7 wherein the roof body has an upper surface overlying the hand-hold elements.
- 10. An electric vehicle roof comprising:
a roof body comprising an upper surface, front and rear edges and lateral sides; hand-hold recesses formed into the lateral sides at chosen position; and hand-hold elements located within said hand-hold recesses at positions to provide a horizontal setback of at least about 2.5 cm between the hand-hold elements and the lateral sides; and the upper surface overlying the hand-hold elements.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/785,665 filed Feb. 16, 2001, which is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/494,068 filed Jan. 28, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,313,394, which claims the benefit of Provisional Patent Application No. 60/118,943, filed Feb. 5, 1999.
Provisional Applications (1)
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Divisions (1)
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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