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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2007
Filed:
May. 30, 2002
Applicants:
Robert Joseph Boutin, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Todd Andrew Sieting, Holly, MI (US);
Inventors:
Robert Joseph Boutin, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Todd Andrew Sieting, Holly, MI (US);
Assignee:
Inalfa Roof Systems Group B.V., Venray, NL;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/047 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
There is provided an open roof construction for a vehicle having a closure means () of which at least one of its forward and rearward edges is movable by a guide mechanism. The guide mechanism comprises a stationary guiding (), a slide () engaging said guiding and a link member () that in a sliding and hingeable manner engages the stationary guiding, such that when the slide () moves the respective edge of the closure means () not only moves along with the slide but also is moved away or towards the vehicle.