Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Roof structure
Reexamination Certificate
2007-09-11
2007-09-11
Pedder, Dennis H. (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Tops
Roof structure
C160S201000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11348288
ABSTRACT:
A motion assembly is provided for moving a number of panels between a coplanar position in which the panels are positioned adjacent each other and extend in the same plane, and a stacked position in which the panels are positioned one on top of the other. Each panel at each of its longitudinal sides is provided with a forward guide pin and a rearward guide pin which are guidingly housed in guides extending in parallel to said longitudinal sides. The guide for the forward guide pin ends in a first inclined guide section enclosing an angle with the remainder of said guide. The guide for the rearward guide pin ends in a second correspondingly inclined guide section enclosing an angle with the remainder of said guide. The distance between the first inclined guide section and the second inclined guide section substantially corresponds with the distance between the forward and rearward guide pins. Connecting devices are provided for connecting each panel with an adjacent panel. The first inclined guide section comprises alternating inclined parts and parts extending in parallel to the guide, wherein the spacing between two successive parallel parts substantially corresponds with the spacing of the panels in the stacking direction.
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Submitted herewith is a copy of a European Search Report of the European Patent Office in counterpart foreign application No. EPO 05100830 filed Feb. 7, 2005.
Inalfa Roof Systems Group B.V.
Koehler Steven M.
Westman Champlin & Kelly P.A.
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