Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Roof structure
Patent
1991-05-31
1992-01-14
Pedder, Dennis H.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Tops
Roof structure
296219, 296220, 49371, 16382, B60J 711, B60J 714
Patent
active
050804286
ABSTRACT:
A novel TARGA top assembly which is of a lightweight folding configuration adapted to be installed in the roof of a vehicle of the type having a rear roof portion and a forward roof portion. The TARGA top assembly of the present invention comprises a pair of fiberglass, contour-shaped panels having a ridge along the periphery thereof and being shaped to conform to the accessible region between the forward and rear roof portions of the vehicle. A fabric-type covering similar to those fabrics used for vinyl or convertible vehicle tops may be used on the exterior surface of the roof assembly of the present invention, primarily for aesthetic appearance purposes but also to prevent the spaced region between the two panels from admitting any rain or air during vehicle operation. A principal feature of the present invention comprises a novel hinge having a spacer and a pair of insert members, the latter being adapted to be implanted into the fiberglass material forming the aforementioned ridge preferably along the front and back margins of the ridge along the centerline of the roof assembly so that the two panels can be folded, one on top of the other, for easy storage.
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Pedder Dennis H.
Tachner Leonard
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