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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2003
Applicants:
Markus Wulf, Commerce Township, Oakland County, MI (US);
Gary J. Forgue, Northville, MI (US);
Stefan Eichhorst, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Jens Loemker, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Inventors:
Markus Wulf, Commerce Township, Oakland County, MI (US);
Gary J. Forgue, Northville, MI (US);
Stefan Eichhorst, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Jens Loemker, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Assignees:
ASC Incorporated, Southgate, MI (US);
Wilhelm Karmann GmbH, Osnabruck, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A latching system for an automotive vehicle having a convertible roof is provided. In another aspect of the present invention, front and/or rear convertible roof sections are rigid, hard-top roofs. A further aspect of the present invention system provides a latch which secures a generally rigid tonneau cover.