Apparatus for use in an automotive vehicle having a convertible

Details Apparatus for use in an automotive vehicle having a convertible Apparatus for use in an automotive vehicle having a convertible

1997-03-19

1998-04-28

Hoge, Gary C.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Tops

Let-down type top

296107, 296117, 296136, B60J 708

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057435871

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for use in an automotive vehicle having a convertible roof system is comprised of an escutcheon which is juxtapositioned proximate with a roof and movable between a functional position and a hidden position. In another aspect of the present invention, an interior trim panel substantially hides a portion of a balance link as viewed from inside a passenger compartment of an automotive vehicle when a roof is in a fully extended position.

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