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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 28, 1998
Andreas Baumeier, Belm, DE;
Melanie Eitermann, Wuppertal, DE;
Wilhelm Karmann GmbH, Osnabrueck, DE;
Abstract
For a convertible vehicle with a top, which can be locked to the windshield frame, for which at least one movable handle is provided for carrying out the locking and unlocking, the handle can be transferred from its operating position, in which it is accessible to a movement, which brings about the locking or unlocking of the top, into an inoperative position, which is located essentially vertically upwards from the operating position, in which it is in an area, which does not limit the head freedom. When the handle in the inoperative position is lowered into a recess formed between lining parts, a flush closure of the handle with the lining parts can be attained.