Pickup truck rigid retractable roof panel

A power rigid retractable roof assembly for a pickup truck having a cab with a roof comprising:

• a first panel adapted to be coupled with the pickup truck, said first panel including means for moving said first panel between a first position wherein said first panel is substantially horizontal forming a portion of the pickup truck roof to a second position wherein said first panel is raised enabling access into the cab of the pickup truck;
• a second rigid retractable substantially planar roof panel movable from a first position substantially horizontal and continuous with said first panel forming the roof of the pickup truck to a second position substantially vertical and stored in the cab of the pickup truck wherein upon storage said first panel returns to its first position;
• a track having a housing and cable within said housing, said cable coupled with said second panel for providing movement of said second panel between said first and second positions;
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• one or more motors driving said cable in said housing, said one or more motors being actuated by an operator providing automatic movement of said first and second panels between their first and second positions.

A pickup truck with a power rigid retractable roof assembly comprising:

• a pickup truck having a cab defining a passenger compartment, said cab having a roof including;
• a first panel pivotal between a first substantially horizontal position and a second raised position;
• motor means for driving a bar linkage, said bar linkage coupled with said first panel for moving said first panel between its first and second positions;
• a second rigid retractable roof panel moving between a first substantially horizontal position to a second substantially vertical storage position within said passenger compartment of said cab;
• a pair of track members positioned on opposing sides of said cab, said track members including a movable cable coupled with said second panel for moving said second panel between said first and second positions;
• motor means for driving said track cables for providing movement to said cables;
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• switch means positioned in said passenger compartment which upon activation energizes said first panel motor to move said first panel from its horizontal position to its raised position, energizes said motor means to drive said cables to move said second panel from its first horizontal position to its second storage position and moving said first panel to its first horizontal position, said switch means upon actuation returns said second panel from its storage position to its first horizontal position with appropriate movement of said first panel to its raised position then to its horizontal position.