Method of manufacturing a convertible top assembly
US6620365B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 12, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29C45/14377
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A manufacturing method for a foldable convertible top assembly in which a window plate is connected to a sheet material by a resin connecting element. The frame member has a predetermined transverse cross-sectional shape formed by hardening a liquid-form synthetic resin at the outer peripheral edge of the window plate. The outer peripheral edge of the window plate is attached to the resin connecting element and the foldable sheet material is also attached to the connecting element.
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