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Patent No.:

US 8287029 B1

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Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012

Filed:

May. 21, 2010
Applicants:

Robert E. Fallis, Iii, Rochester, MI (US);

Michael T. Willard, Harrison Township, MI (US);

Robert D. Wiechowski, Warren, MI (US);

Inventors:

Robert E. Fallis, III, Rochester, MI (US);

Michael T. Willard, Harrison Township, MI (US);

Robert D. Wiechowski, Warren, MI (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A retractable hardtop for a vehicle including a front panel and an intermediate panel disposed behind the front panel in an extended position. A back panel supports a back light and is disposed below and rearwardly adjacent to the intermediate panel in the extended position. A pair of sail panels are disposed below the intermediate panel and engage opposite lateral sides of the back panel in the extended position but are separated from the back panel in the retracted position. A linkage connects the front panel, intermediate panel, and back panel to the vehicle. The front panel is shifted by the linkage over the intermediate panel and the back panel is shifted below the intermediate panel as the retractable hardtop is moved from the extended position toward a retracted position. A method of retracting a retractable hardtop as described above is also disclosed.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Fallis, III, Robert. (2012). Retractable hardtop with rear pivot decklid and sections that separate and stack for storage (U.S. Patent No. 8287029). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8287029

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