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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:
Dec. 28, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 18, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Dr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche AG, Weissach, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J / ; B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
296210 ; 296 378 ; 296 3716 ;
Abstract
A removable hardtop for an automobile has a rear window and can be secured to the adjoining body via releasable latches. To stiffen the hardtop in the transverse direction, the hardtop is provided with a parcel shelf below the rear window. The shelf joins at least the two lengthwise side parts of the hardtop with one another.