Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Roof structure
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-17
2007-04-17
Pedder, Dennis H. (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Tops
Roof structure
Reexamination Certificate
active
11155945
ABSTRACT:
An open roof construction for a vehicle includes a roof opening with longitudinal and transversal side edges provided in a stationary roof part of the vehicle. A closure mechanism is movable between a closed position for closing said roof opening and an opened position for opening said roof opening The stationary roof part and the closure mechanism each have a lower side facing a passenger compartment of the vehicle, which lower sides each are provided with a lining. The lining of the stationery roof part and the lining of the closure mechanism are integrally interconnected at a first transversal side edge of the roof opening towards which the closure mechanism will move when moving from the closed position towards the opened position, and wherein the closure mechanism is provided with guide mechanism for moving the closure mechanism lining relative to the closure mechanism and for leading an excess length of said closure mechanism lining in between said lining and the closure mechanism when the closure mechanism moves towards the opened position.
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Feijts Pascal Jozef Maria
Spronk Eric
Wilms Bernd
Inalfa Roof Systems Group B.V.
Koehler Steven M.
Pedder Dennis H.
Westman Champlin & Kelly P.A.
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