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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bernard W Schaller, Flat Rock, MI (US);
Todd Grubbs, Adrian, MI (US);
George A Corder, Romulus, MI (US);
Assignee:
ASC Incorporated, Southgate, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/047 ; B60J 7/053 ; B60J 7/057 ; B60J 7/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/047 ; B60J 7/053 ; B60J 7/057 ; B60J 7/20 ;
Abstract
A covering system for a rear passenger seat of an automotive vehicle includes a panel that is positionable in an extended position that generally conceals the rear passenger seat and a retracted position that generally reveals the passenger seat. The covering system further includes an automatic drive system capable of driving the panel between the extended position and the retracted position. The covering system of the present invention enables a four-seat convertible vehicle to be quickly and conveniently converted into a two-seat roadster-style vehicle.