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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2005
Wolfgang Richter, Commerce Township, MI (US);
David Connolly, Highland, MI (US);
Markus Wulf, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Frank Neubrand, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Wolfgang Richter, Commerce Township, MI (US);
David Connolly, Highland, MI (US);
Markus Wulf, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Frank Neubrand, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Wilhelm Karmann GmbH, Osnabruck, DE;
Abstract
A retractable top for a vehicle includes a front section, a middle section and a rear section. A first embodiment includes rigid front, middle and rear sections. A second embodiment includes rigid front and rear sections and a membranous middle section. A single retracting mechanism design is utilized for both the first and second embodiments, which allows selective movement of the front, middle and rear sections of the top between an open position and a closed position.