Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Trunk lids
Reexamination Certificate
2005-05-31
2005-05-31
Engle, Patricia L. (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Trunk lids
C296S136060, C296S107080
Reexamination Certificate
active
06899368
ABSTRACT:
An articulating decklid system for a vehicle with a retractable roof includes a first linkage member with a forward end pivotally interconnected with the vehicle body and a rearward end spaced therefrom. A decklid has a forward end and a rearward end, with the rearward end being pivotally connected to the rearward end of the first linkage member. A second linkage assembly has an upper end pivotally interconnected with the decklid and a lower end pivotally interconnected with the first linkage member between its forward and rearward ends. The second linkage assembly has a folded and an unfolded position. The system also includes an actuator. The system has a closed position with the rearward ends of the first linkage member and decklid adjacent the rearward end of the luggage compartment, the second linkage assembly folded, and the forward end of the decklid adjacent the forward end of the luggage compartment. The system has a top receiving position wherein the rearward ends of the first linkage member and the decklid are adjacent the rearward end of the luggage compartment, the second linkage assembly is unfolded, and the forward end of the decklid is spaced from the vehicle body. The system has a luggage receiving position wherein the rearward ends of the first linkage member and the decklid are spaced from the rearward end of the luggage compartment, the second linkage assembly is unfolded, and the forward end of the decklid is spaced from the forward end of the luggage compartment.
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Engle Patricia L.
Gifford Krass Groh Sprinkle Anderson & Citkowski PC
Wilhelm Karmann GmbH
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