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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2004
Applicant:
Sven Hollenbeck, Westerkappeln, DE;
Inventor:
Sven Hollenbeck, Westerkappeln, DE;
Assignee:
Wilhelm Karmann GmbH, Osnabrück, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/12 (2006.01); B60J 10/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed is a convertible () comprising a movable roof () that is provided with a flexible cover (), at least in the rear area () thereof. The rear zone of said flexible cover () is retained on a stretching hoop () which can be displaced upward from a stretching position forming the closed roof (). At least one flexible stretching device () is assigned to the cover () in lower edge areas that are located in front of the stretching loop () relative to the direction of travel (F), said flexible stretching device () applying a tensioning force to said edge areas when the roof () is closed.