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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2000
Insulating layer secured to struts by connecting elements in a motor vehicle folding convertible top
Martin Windpassinger, Hauzenberg, DE;
Manfred Kasparak, Neureichenau, DE;
Other;
Abstract
A motor-vehicle convertible top has a foldable and waterproof cover having an inner face, a framework having a plurality of rigid struts juxtaposed with the inner face and having ends at edges of the cover, reinforcing belts having outer faces provided at the strut ends with a directly bonded cushion layer engaging the cover inner face, and connecting elements securing the struts to the cover. The cushion layer is a foamed plastic bonded directly to the belt outer face. A foam-plastic insulating layer unitarily bonded to the inner face has a reduced thickness at the strut ends. A roof liner is bonded to mounting strips, which are therein attached to the struts.