Kurt Gramer

Title: Kurt Gramer and His Vehicle Folding-Top Patent.

Introduction

Kurt Gramer is an inventor associated with Nagold, Germany, and Daimler-Benz AG. His recorded patent concerns a folding top for vehicles, designed to improve the movement of the roof framework while protecting vehicle surfaces.

Latest Patents

Gramer’s recorded patent, “Folding Top for Vehicles,” describes a roof framework with a pivoting main bow and lateral struts covered by a flexible roof skin. Roof-skin retaining rails move between a spread-out position, where they tighten the roof skin, and a folded position closer to the struts. The patent’s adjustment mechanisms operate independently of the vehicle sideboards and use movement between the struts and control arms to guide the rails. This arrangement is intended to reduce grinding noises during folding and prevent damage to visible sideboard surfaces. Gramer has 1 patent in the provided data.

Career Highlights

The available information connects Gramer’s patent work with Daimler-Benz AG. His invention addresses practical concerns in vehicle-top design, including reliable folding, noise reduction, and surface protection.

Collaborations

Theodor Bauer and Gerhard Zweigart are identified as Gramer’s coworkers. The provided information does not specify their roles in developing or patenting the folding-top invention.

Conclusion

Kurt Gramer’s recorded invention focuses on a vehicle folding top whose independently controlled retaining rails are designed to make folding quieter and help protect visible vehicle surfaces.