Closure for a passenger car cover

US5957511A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG · DE

Inventors

• Bodo Homann · Heimsheim, DE
• Wolfgang Moebius · Stuttgart, DE
• Hans Droste · Leonberg, DE
• Reiner Armbruster · Rochlitz, DE
• Ralf Mertin · Witten, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 26, 1997
• Grant date: Sep 28, 1999
• Expiry date: Aug 26, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T292/1076
• WIPO field: Civil engineering
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A closure for a passenger car cover which is stretched against a stationary frame of a vehicle body, comprises a housing which is arranged on the top side and has an operating element and comprises a swivellable locking hook which interacts with a connecting link mounted on the frame. In its locked position, while having an inconspicuous appearance, the lock does not project with respect to the adjoining top contour in the direction of the passenger compartment. During the opening operation, the operating element takes up a position advantageous for gripping by a user. In the locked position of the lock, a first and a second operating element are arranged in a sunk manner in a recess of the top frame. The two operating elements interact such that the second operating element will be moved into a lowered gripping position only after the operation of the first operating element.