Motor vehicle body

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1995-10-20

1998-01-20

Pike, Andrew C.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Body shell

296 76, 296135, 29614614, 296219, 296901, B62D 2904, B60J 708

Patent

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057094268

ABSTRACT:
A convertible canvas top for an automobile having opposed molded plastic sides includes a top portion having a plurality of transversely oriented roof bows sewn into it and a trunk lid portion which depends downwardly from the top portion. The top portion is rollably engaged with the sides of the body for movement between an up configuration, wherein the top portion is taut throughout its length and extends between the sides of the body to cover the passenger compartment, and a down configuration, wherein the top portion is furled to expose the passenger compartment from above the automobile. Likewise, the trunk lid portion is rollably engaged with the plastic body for movement between an open configuration, wherein a rear edge of the trunk lid portion is raised to expose the passenger compartment from the rear, and a closed configuration, wherein the rear edge of the trunk lid portion is lowered such that the trunk lid portion covers the rear of the passenger compartment.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1883739 (1932-10-01), Ford
patent: 3596979 (1971-08-01), Hablitzel et al.
patent: 3819227 (1974-06-01), Carli
patent: 4521049 (1985-06-01), Genma et al.

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