Patent · US Expired

Canvas top attaching structure

US6270145A · kind A · utility

3Cited by
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2Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 13, 1999
Grant dateAug 7, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 13, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60J7/10
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In order to prevent the entrance of water or other liquids into the inside of a canvas top, to prevent the occurrence of wrinkles and a positional shift at the time of assembling the canvas top, to prevent wind noise generated at the time of vehicle running, and to increase the work efficiency for assembling the canvas top, a flap 11 provided with a hook 10 is attached to the rear end portion (a canvas 6a of a depending portion 6 of a top deck 7) of a canvas covering an open portion 3 of an automobile, and the rear end portion 6a of the canvas is attached to a vehicle body in a state in which the hook 10 is engaged with an engagement portion (an engagement groove 17 in a garnish 15) provided on the vehicle body side.

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