Retractable hard top
AssigneeDura Convertible Systems, Inc.
InventorDavid Mac Farland
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Abstract
The present invention refers to a retractable hard top (3) for motor vehicles (1), comprising: a first upper substantially rigid roof section which forms a substantially horizontal upper roof section, a second substantially rigid rear roof section (5), which is hingedly connected to the first roof section (5) via a first rod assembly (31, 33) and to the motor vehicle, and which forms a substantially vertically or obliquely extending rear roof section, and a rigid rear window (9) which is pivotally arranged at the second roof section (7) and which is commonly movable therewith, wherein when pivoting the second roof section (7) into a retractable position in the motor vehicle, the rear window (9) is pivoted into the interior of the second roof section (7).
Claims7
A retractable hard top for a motor vehicle having a body with a passenger compartment and a top storage compartment, said hard top being movable between an extended position covering the passenger compartment and a retracted position stored In the storage compartment, and comprising a substantially rigid front roof section, a substantially rigid rear roof section, a first rod assembly pivotally interconnecting the rear roof section and the body, and a second rod assembly pivotally interconnecting the front and rear roof sections, characterized in that
- the rear roof section includes an opening, a rigid rear window for closing the opening in top extended position, and pivot means for moving the rear window to a position into the interior of the rear roof section upon movement of the top to retracted position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.