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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
George A. Corder, Romulus, MI (US);
Bernard W. Schaller, Flat Rock, MI (US);
Alvin D. Warden, Jr., Garden City, MI (US);
James E. Tousignant, New Boston, MI (US);
Assignee:
ASC Incorporated, Southgate, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/043 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/043 ;
Abstract
A movable roof system for an automotive vehicle includes a roof panel which can be retracted to a stowed position below a storage compartment cover while the vehicle is being driven. In another aspect of the present invention, two or more generally rigid roof panels are movable from above a passenger compartment to below a plane defined by a closed rear deck lid.