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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2003
Andreas Hasselgruber, Eberdingen-Nussdorf, DE;
Wojciech Wezyk, Sindelfingen, DE;
Emil Schnell, Konstanz, DE;
Klaus Laue, Dreieich, DE;
CTS Fahrzeug Dachsysteme GmbH, Hamburg, DE;
Abstract
In a hardtop vehicle roof which is movable between a closed position, in which it covers a vehicle interior, and a storage position and which includes rigid roof shells which, in the closed position, are disposed end to end adjacent one another, at least one of the roof shells includes a center section and side sections which are pivotally connected to the center section and the center sections are displaced in the storage position of the roof shells upwardly relative to the respective side sections so as to be received within one of the roof shells thereby to reduce the volume required for the storage of the roof shells in the storage position thereof.