Chrysler Corporation

Daimlerchrysler Corporation

Tim W Anness

Carl Mather

Douglas J Quigley

Stephen J Sowinski

Michael A Dahl

Glen M Kondratek

Kenneth E Zalewski

Anthony J Oddo

Kevin J White

William St Clair

A column stalk assembly for controlling lighting and wiper functions of a motor vehicle is provided. The column stalk includes a wiper stalk controlling the front wipers, rear wipers, front washer, and rear washer of the motor vehicle and a lighting stalk controlling the headlamps, high beam headlamps, interior lights, and turn signals of the motor vehicle, the wiper stalk and the lighting stalk being structurally similar. Each stalk includes an outer rotatable knob and an inner rotatable ring separated by a stationary ring. The stationary ring cooperates with the outer knob to control a specific function. Each stalk also includes a base disposed adjacent to the inner ring. The base cooperates with the inner ring to control a specific function.

Vehicle column stalk functionality

A convertible top for a motor vehicle. The top is supported by rails for movement between a deployed position and a stored position in the trunk of the vehicle. A deck lid closes the trunk and can be retracted to a position clearing a path for movement of the top between deployed and stored positions. The top is made of two separate parts, a roof part and a rear part.

Two-part convertible top for a motor vehicle

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Rochester Hills, MI, United States of America

Tim W Anness