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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2005
Applicants:
Wolfgang Richter, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Scott Yaroch, Howell, MI (US);
Inventors:
Wolfgang Richter, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Scott Yaroch, Howell, MI (US);
Assignee:
Wilhelm Karmann GmbH, Osnabruck, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 10/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A water management system for directing fluid away from a gap defined between adjacent panels of a folding hardtop of a vehicle. The water management system includes first and second seals and a tube. The seals are disposed along respective gaps between adjacent panels. Each seal has a trough for collecting fluid entering the gap. The tube is in fluid communication with the troughs of both seals and directs the fluid to an external location of the vehicle.