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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2005
Applicant:
Bradley R. Garska, Saline, MI (US);
Inventor:
Bradley R. Garska, Saline, MI (US);
Assignee:
Specialty Vehicle Aquisition Corp., Los Angeles, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 10/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The preferred embodiment of a convertible roof bow tensioning apparatus includes a pliable roof cover, a top stack mechanism supporting the roof cover having at least one roof bow, and a roof bow tensioner for selectively reducing and increasing tension of the roof cover. Another aspect of the present invention provides a camming apparatus operably extending and retracting a roof bow relative to a remainder of a convertible top stack mechanism.