Collapsible hard top for a convertible motor vehicle
US6142555A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 17, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60J7/1692
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A collapsible hard top for convertible motor vehicle and including a rigid top panel displaceable between a closed position in which it overlaps an entire passenger compartment of the vehicle, and an open rearward position, and a rear window a position of which is independent of a position of the hard top and which pivots between an upright position, in which the rear window extends upward of motor vehicle body contour, and lowered position in which the rear window projects in to the passenger compartment, with a distance between a back side of rear posts of the top panel and a B-pillar of the vehicle body corresponding at least to a height of the hard top.
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