Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Let-down type top
Patent
1993-08-02
1995-06-27
Pape, Joseph
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Tops
Let-down type top
296116, 296121, B60J 712
Patent
active
054274290
ABSTRACT:
An improved bow for a convertible top is described which is molded from a polymeric resin such as nylon and reinforced with glass fibers. The bow has a general I beam cross section and can be reinforced for additional strength. The ends of the bow can be configured to retain stay pads or tack strips. The bow can be molded in a set of tools that have interchangeable ends and retain the same mold for the central section of the bow. The interchangeable tools for producing the ends of the bow allow for greater manufacturing flexibility in that the central tool is retained for use in producing multiple styles of bows while expenses only have to be incurred for additional tooling for the ends of the bows.
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Klein George W.
Piontek David P.
Yera John M.
ASC Incorporated
Pape Joseph
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