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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 25, 1998
Helmut Huber, Niederalteich, DE;
Karl Kressel, Lichtenfels, DE;
Edscha Cabrio-Verdecksysteme GmbH & Co., Hengersberg, DE;
Abstract
A collapsible hard top for a convertible including a top panel, two side longitudinal top carriers, two rear posts adjoining the two side top carriers from behind, respectively, a top element including a rear window of the convertible and displaceable relative to the top panel, and support and guide rails forming a displacement guide for displacing the top element, together with the rear top posts, with the support and guide rails being arranged in drop-down position relative to a rear panel of the convertible and within a trunk, and with the top panel being formed of at least two longitudinal sections at least one of which is supported for displacement in a longitudinal direction of the convertible on the two side carriers.