Manually foldable top for automobile vehicles

Details Manually foldable top for automobile vehicles Manually foldable top for automobile vehicles

1986-12-15

1988-05-03

Pedder, Dennis H.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Tops

Let-down type top

296117, 296201, 296122, 411398, B60J 712

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047415711

ABSTRACT:
A manually foldable top for automobile vehicles is disclosed which includes a pivot bracket for installing the top on a vehicle body and further includes a spring assembly operatively attached to a side arm assembly for movement of the foldable top from a closed position to an open position; an arcuate slotted hinge mechanism for moving a back window on the foldable top between an open and a closed position, including a seal for forming a sealed window when the window is in the closed position; a linkage and securing assembly for securing the top to the vehicle body when the top is in the closed position; and, a camming bolt for adjusting the position of the foldable top with respect to the vehicle body.

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