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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2008
Stephen J. Lewis, Harrison Township, MI (US);
David A. Smith, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Rick H. Troeger, Westminster, CO (US);
Stanley V. Spate, Westminster, CO (US);
Duane C. Junkin, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Keijo J. Huotari, Fenton, MI (US);
Stephen J. Lewis, Harrison Township, MI (US);
David A. Smith, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Rick H. Troeger, Westminster, CO (US);
Stanley V. Spate, Westminster, CO (US);
Duane C. Junkin, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Keijo J. Huotari, Fenton, MI (US);
Magna International Inc., Aurora, CA;
Abstract
The present invention is a serviceable fabric assembly for a convertible roof of a motor vehicle having a retainer connected to a fabric cover and slidably engaged within a channel formed in a first bow member. The first bow member has an upper panel and a lower panel configured to form the channel substantially along the longitudinal length of the first bow member. The channel is configured to laterally receive a compressible portion of the retainer which prevents the retainer from exiting the channel in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the first bow member. A gap is formed near at least one end of the channel on the outboard side of the channel and is sized such that an operator can slide the retainer out of the channel through the gap for servicing and replacing the fabric cover without having to disassemble the first bow member.