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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2007
Bradley R. Garska, Saline, MI (US);
Christopher J. Dilluvio, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Bradley R. Garska, Saline, MI (US);
Christopher J. Dilluvio, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Specialty Vehicle Acquisition Corp., Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
A convertible roof includes a segmented rearmost roof bow that has a length that can change during the retraction and extension process. The rearmost roof bow can be segmented such that the pieces can move relative to one another to shorten a length of the rearmost roof bow when being stowed. When in the fully raised and operative position, the sections of the segmented rearmost roof bow can be aligned and form a roof bow having an operative length. In the retracted state, the sections of the segmented rearmost roof bow can be moved relative to one another such that they are no longer aligned and have a length that is less than the operative length when aligned.