Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Let-down type top
Reexamination Certificate
2006-06-20
2006-06-20
Pape, Joseph D. (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Tops
Let-down type top
C296S108000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07063371
ABSTRACT:
A hardtop convertible roof for a vehicle includes rigid panels that are interconnected to one another to selectively cover the passenger compartment. The roof panels rearward of a forwardmost roof panel are directly pivotally connected to a single pair of brackets which are fixedly connected to opposite sides of the vehicle. An interior surface of a third roof panel faces a majority of an exterior surface of a second roof panel when the roof panels are in a stowed position. The rearmost two roof panels form an at least four-bar linkage and a moveable link interconnecting the two panels is positioned between the majority of portions of the rearmost panels and the pivotal connections of these panels to a fixed location.
REFERENCES:
patent: 404405 (1889-06-01), Haughey
patent: 1056333 (1913-09-01), Hill
patent: 1174366 (1916-03-01), Van Den Plas
patent: 1184734 (1916-05-01), Freeman
patent: 1269311 (1918-06-01), Rixon
patent: 1784279 (1930-12-01), Ellerbeck
patent: 1831494 (1931-11-01), Hynes et al.
patent: 1856531 (1932-05-01), Berg
patent: 1892512 (1932-12-01), Kemp
patent: 1905814 (1933-04-01), Orlow
patent: 1929371 (1933-10-01), Hamilton
patent: 1988346 (1935-01-01), Wagner
patent: 2007873 (1935-07-01), Paulin
patent: 2076243 (1937-04-01), Marshall et al.
patent: 2201330 (1940-05-01), Wernig et al.
patent: 2303789 (1942-12-01), Carr
patent: 2360524 (1944-10-01), Simpson
patent: 2372583 (1945-03-01), Keller
patent: 2468251 (1949-04-01), Wiederman
patent: 2486905 (1949-11-01), Ackermans
patent: 2560459 (1951-07-01), Lundbert et al.
patent: 2564446 (1951-08-01), Parsons
patent: 2570260 (1951-10-01), Milhan
patent: 2570261 (1951-10-01), Milhan
patent: 2580486 (1952-01-01), Vigmostad
patent: 2596355 (1952-05-01), Ackermans
patent: 2674480 (1954-04-01), Vigmostad
patent: 2704225 (1955-03-01), Anschuetz et al.
patent: 2709621 (1955-05-01), Votypka et al.
patent: 2747928 (1956-05-01), Olivier et al.
patent: 2753202 (1956-07-01), Smith et al.
patent: 2768024 (1956-10-01), Spear, Jr.
patent: 2768025 (1956-10-01), Spear, Jr. et al.
patent: 2785914 (1957-03-01), Thomas et al.
patent: RE24375 (1957-04-01), Thompson, III
patent: 2831718 (1958-04-01), Hallek et al.
patent: 2841441 (1958-07-01), Evans
patent: 2852292 (1958-09-01), Galla
patent: 2856231 (1958-10-01), Zeman
patent: 2869923 (1959-01-01), Mulichak
patent: 2879988 (1959-03-01), Klisch
patent: 2886364 (1959-05-01), Smith
patent: 2916327 (1959-12-01), Gilson
patent: 2919156 (1959-12-01), Dodge
patent: 2926943 (1960-03-01), Leslie et al.
patent: 2935350 (1960-05-01), Bestrom
patent: 2939742 (1960-06-01), Dardarian et al.
patent: 2997337 (1961-08-01), Day et al.
patent: 3004788 (1961-10-01), Dully et al.
patent: 3059962 (1962-10-01), Harms et al.
patent: 3089719 (1963-05-01), Csizmansy
patent: 3135541 (1964-06-01), Kwasek
patent: 3151375 (1964-10-01), Schevenell
patent: 3154341 (1964-10-01), Booth
patent: 3172695 (1965-03-01), Bordinat, Jr.
patent: 3266838 (1966-08-01), Heincelman
patent: 3353864 (1967-11-01), Antaya et al.
patent: 3357738 (1967-12-01), Bourlier
patent: 3362740 (1968-01-01), Burns
patent: 3375037 (1968-03-01), Hunt, Jr.
patent: 3377099 (1968-04-01), Podolan
patent: 3400526 (1968-09-01), Bloss
patent: 3425742 (1969-02-01), Rauber, Jr.
patent: 3443834 (1969-05-01), Andres
patent: 3575464 (1971-04-01), Himka et al.
patent: 3586360 (1971-06-01), Perotta
patent: 3712665 (1973-01-01), Klein
patent: 3751949 (1973-08-01), Castle
patent: 3845976 (1974-11-01), Peterson
patent: 3891252 (1975-06-01), Lehmann
patent: 3994524 (1976-11-01), Lehmann
patent: 4168859 (1979-09-01), Breitschwerdt et al.
patent: 4439649 (1984-03-01), Cecchi
patent: 4441345 (1984-04-01), Guarr
patent: 4470277 (1984-09-01), Uyeda
patent: 4537440 (1985-08-01), Brockway et al.
patent: 4573732 (1986-03-01), Muscat
patent: 4618180 (1986-10-01), Muscat
patent: 4634171 (1987-01-01), McKeag
patent: 4664436 (1987-05-01), Eyb
patent: 4702505 (1987-10-01), Alexander
patent: 4711485 (1987-12-01), Maebayashi et al.
patent: 4712828 (1987-12-01), Albrecht
patent: 4720133 (1988-01-01), Alexander et al.
patent: 4729592 (1988-03-01), Tuchiya et al.
patent: 4746163 (1988-05-01), Muscat
patent: 4776630 (1988-10-01), Fukutomi et al.
patent: 4787675 (1988-11-01), McLeod
patent: 4796943 (1989-01-01), Fukutomi et al.
patent: 4801173 (1989-01-01), Trenkler
patent: 4815775 (1989-03-01), Mertin et al.
patent: 4817999 (1989-04-01), Drew
patent: 4819983 (1989-04-01), Alexander et al.
patent: 4830425 (1989-05-01), Muscat
patent: 4830426 (1989-05-01), Schlachter et al.
patent: 4852935 (1989-08-01), Varner
patent: 4854634 (1989-08-01), Shiraishi et al.
patent: 4895409 (1990-01-01), Konishi et al.
patent: 4950022 (1990-08-01), Pattee
patent: 4958882 (1990-09-01), Kolb
patent: 5029932 (1991-07-01), Parr
patent: 5033789 (1991-07-01), Hayashi et al.
patent: 5035461 (1991-07-01), Zweigart
patent: 5035463 (1991-07-01), Kato et al.
patent: 5042869 (1991-08-01), Brin
patent: 5046767 (1991-09-01), Muscat
patent: 5052740 (1991-10-01), Bauer et al.
patent: 5058939 (1991-10-01), Miilu
patent: 5064241 (1991-11-01), Ohrle
patent: 5067768 (1991-11-01), Fischbach
patent: 5078447 (1992-01-01), Klein et al.
patent: 5085483 (1992-02-01), Alexander
patent: 5088777 (1992-02-01), Ono et al.
patent: 5090764 (1992-02-01), Kogawa et al.
patent: 5154479 (1992-10-01), Sautter, Jr.
patent: 5161852 (1992-11-01), Alexander et al.
patent: 5186516 (1993-02-01), Alexander et al.
patent: 5195798 (1993-03-01), Klein et al.
patent: 5207474 (1993-05-01), Licher et al.
patent: 5209544 (1993-05-01), Benedetto et al.
patent: 5225747 (1993-07-01), Helms et al.
patent: 5267769 (1993-12-01), Bonne et al.
patent: 5269586 (1993-12-01), Hahn et al.
patent: 5284378 (1994-02-01), Sautter, Jr.
patent: 5301987 (1994-04-01), Tokarz et al.
patent: 5328229 (1994-07-01), Brandt et al.
patent: 5413390 (1995-05-01), Filippi
patent: 5429400 (1995-07-01), Kawaguchi et al.
patent: 5429409 (1995-07-01), Corder et al.
patent: 5435615 (1995-07-01), Schmitz
patent: 5451849 (1995-09-01), Porter et al.
patent: 5489146 (1996-02-01), Fischbach
patent: 5490709 (1996-02-01), Rahn
patent: 5520432 (1996-05-01), Gmeiner et al.
patent: 5533777 (1996-07-01), Kleemann et al.
patent: 5542735 (1996-08-01), Fürst et al.
patent: 5593202 (1997-01-01), Corder et al.
patent: 5595407 (1997-01-01), ter Horst et al.
patent: 5620226 (1997-04-01), Sautter, Jr.
patent: 5624149 (1997-04-01), Tokarz
patent: 5645309 (1997-07-01), Graf
patent: 5647630 (1997-07-01), Jambor et al.
patent: 5649733 (1997-07-01), Seel et al.
patent: 5678881 (1997-10-01), Tokarz
patent: 5722704 (1998-03-01), Chaput et al.
patent: 5743587 (1998-04-01), Alexander et al.
patent: 5755467 (1998-05-01), Dilluvio et al.
patent: 5769483 (1998-06-01), Danzl et al.
patent: 5772274 (1998-06-01), Tokarz
patent: 5772275 (1998-06-01), Tokarz
patent: 5785375 (1998-07-01), Alexander et al.
patent: 5806912 (1998-09-01), Ramaciotti et al.
patent: D406792 (1999-03-01), Alexander et al.
patent: 5904394 (1999-05-01), Dilluvio et al.
patent: 5975620 (1999-11-01), Jambor et al.
patent: 5979970 (1999-11-01), Rothe et al.
patent: 5988729 (1999-11-01), Klein
patent: 6007143 (1999-12-01), Lehmann et al.
patent: 6010178 (2000-01-01), Hahn et al.
patent: 6019416 (2000-02-01), Beierl
patent: 6030023 (2000-02-01), Guillez
patent: 6033008 (2000-03-01), Mattila
patent: 6033009 (2000-03-01), Ritter et al.
patent: 6039382 (2000-03-01), Mather et al.
patent: 6039383 (2000-03-01), Jambor et al.
patent: 6042174 (2000-03-01), Durrani
patent: 6053560 (2000-04-01), Rothe
patent: 6062625 (2000-05-01), Elelnrieder et al.
patent: D427138 (2000-06-01), Alexander et al.
patent: 6155614 (2000-12-01), Lange
patent: 6158786 (2000-12-01), Droste et al.
patent: 6168224 (2001-01-01), Henn et al.
patent: 6182527 (2001-02-01), Sander
patent: 6213534 (2001-04-01), MacFarland
patent: 6217104 (2001-04-01), Neubrand
patent: D442541 (2001-05-01), Alexander et al.
patent: 6227604 (2001-05-01), Grace
patent: 6273492 (2001-08-01), Schroder et al.
patent: 6283532 (2001-09-01), Neubrand
patent: 6299234 (2001-10-01), Seel et al.
patent: 6305737 (2001-10-01)
ASC Incorporated
Harness & Dickey & Pierce P.L.C.
Pape Joseph D.
LandOfFree
Convertible hardtop roof does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Convertible hardtop roof, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Convertible hardtop roof will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3693974