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US 5,205,607 AGranted
Automobile with removeable roof
AssigneeInternational Prototype Laboratory, Inc.
InventorYoshinori Takeuchi
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Abstract
An automobile has a body 1 and a hood 2. In the body 1seats 1B and 1C are arranged, and four sides (left, right, rear and upper) around the seats 1B and 1C are open. The hood 2 is separate from the body 1 and is integrally formed. The hood 2 is formed by a transparent member, and is mounted (or dismounted) freely on the body 1. The hood 2, when mounted, encloses the four sides of the seats. Preferably, the hood 2 is formed from polycarbonate resin.
Claims5
An automobile, comprising:
- a body 1 in which seats 1B and 1C are arranged, said seats having four sides which are open and unobstructed;
- a rigid hood 2, provided separately from said body 1 and being integrally formed, said hood 2 comprising in its entirety a transparent material and being freely mountable on said body 1, such that said hood 2 encloses said four sides of said seats;
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- means for supporting said hood, said hood supporting means solely comprising a windshield and said body such that a field of vision of an occupant in said automobile is substantially completely unobstructed by said hood supporting means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.