Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Let-down type top
Reexamination Certificate
2007-01-16
2007-01-16
Pape, Joseph D. (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Tops
Let-down type top
C296S121000, C296S107080
Reexamination Certificate
active
10415321
ABSTRACT:
A pair of side linkages for raising a convertible top (10) between a raised position, covering the vehicle body passenger compartment, through a body opening, and a lowered position folded into a storage compartment within the vehicle body, said top including a header (12) for engaging the vehicle windshield in the top raised position and at least one crossbow (14) extending between the side linkages, each linkage comprising side rails (18, 22) pivoted to and extending rearwardly from the header, and a plurality of links (34, 50, 56, 62) forming 4-bar linkages connecting the header (12), side rails (18, 22) and vehicle body for folding the top (10) in a Z-shaped folding action to a compact shape in the storage compartment such that the header (12) is not inverted and covers the folded top (10) and closes the body opening.
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Harrison, III Albert W.
Rawlings Stephen P.
Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
Dura Convertible Systems, Inc.
Pape Joseph D.
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