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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 1989
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael P Alexander, Grosse Ile, MI (US);
Allan J Adams, Lincoln Park, MI (US);
Assignee:
ASC Incorporated, Southgate, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J / ; B60J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
296121 ; 276 76 ; 29234116 ; 292D / ; 411433 ;
Abstract
A powered latching mechanism includes a threaded pin which engages an opposed pair of rotating dogs maintained within a keeper assembly driven by an electric motor connected to the header of the windshield. The dogs are configured to have a ramped portion which permits the manual urging of the pin therepast in the event of failure of the electric motor and/or the hydraulics of the convertible top.