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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2004
Applicant:
Arthur L Macnee, Iii, Southgate, MI (US);
Inventor:
Arthur L MacNee, III, Southgate, MI (US);
Assignee:
ASC Incorporated, Southgate, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, a convertible roof system is provided which includes rotary actuators which are operable to pivot the roof rails relative to one another and a portion of the actuator is disposed within one of the roof rails. In another aspect of the present invention, a convertible roof for an automotive vehicle is provided which includes a retractable roof cover with a flexible portion and at least three rotary actuators that are each located at a pivot joint between the roof rails and are operable to rotate the roof rails relative to one another or to the vehicle.