Folding convertible top with integral boot

Details Folding convertible top with integral boot Folding convertible top with integral boot

2007-11-27

2007-11-27

Pape, Joseph D. (Department: 3612)

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Tops

Let-down type top

C296S121000, C296S107080

Reexamination Certificate

active

11603762

ABSTRACT:
A pair of side linkages for raising a convertible top 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 for engaging the vehicle windshield in the top raised position and at least one crossbow extending between the side linkages, each linkage comprising side rails pivoted to and extending rearwardly from the header, and a plurality of links forming 4-bar linkages connecting the header, side rails and vehicle body for folding the top in a Z-shaped folding action to a compact shape in the storage compartment such that the header is not inverted and covers the folded top and closes the body opening.

REFERENCES:
patent: 6270143 (2001-08-01), Heselhaus et al.
patent: 6416111 (2002-07-01), Neubrand
patent: 6692061 (2004-02-01), Willard
patent: 6796595 (2004-09-01), Doncov
patent: 7163255 (2007-01-01), Rawlings et al.
patent: 2001/0040385 (2001-11-01), Obendiek

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