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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2001
Randy C Curtis, Macomb, MI (US);
Kevin G. Kolpasky, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Timothy E Okenka, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Chris A Olsen, Rochester, MI (US);
Timothy C Slanec, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Matthew H Szalach, Washington Township, MI (US);
Kevin M Hester, Washington, MI (US);
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
There is disclosed a rearward closure assembly for an automotive vehicle. The assembly includes a rear panel and a rearward roof panel that can be moved along track guides that extend from a rear portion of the vehicle to the top of the vehicle. The rear panel can be translated from a first position to a second position such that the rear panel and roof panel are generally opposing and parallel to each other to open a lower portion of a rearward passageway of the vehicle. Thereafter, the rear panel and the roof panel can be translated above a top portion of the vehicle to open an upper portion of the rearward passageway.