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US3174794A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Window constructions for convertible tops

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-05-08
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Granted: 1965-03-23
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Expires: 1983-05-08
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Jr John J Moynihan

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 09:55
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60J; B60J7/00; B60J7/08; B60J7/16; B60J7/1628; B60J7/1635; B60J7/1642; B60J7/10; B60J7/102; B60J7/12; B60J7/1226; B60J7/1291

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 194 words
THE COMBINATION OF A CONVERTICLE VEHICLE SOFT TOP HAVING A FORWARD BOW FOR RELEASABLE CLAMPING ATTACHMENT WITH RESPECT TO A TOP FRAME MEMBER FOR A WINDSHIELD FOR THE VEHICLE, SAID CONVERTIBLE TOP HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN EXTENDING REARWARDLY FROM ADJACENT THE BOW TO A POSITION INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS OF THE CONVERTIBLE TOP, WITH A FLEXIBLE CLOSURE MEMBER FOR SAID OPENING, SAID CLOSURE MEMBER BEING SECURED AT AN EDGE THEREOF TO THE CONVERTIBLE TOP ADJACENT TO THE REAR EDGE OF THE OPENING IN THE CONVERTIBLE TOP AND HAVING A LENGTH TO EXTEND FORWARDLY OVER AND COMPLETELY CLOSE THE OPENING, AND MEANS FOR SECURING THE FORWARD END OF THE CLOSURE MEMBER TO THE CONVERTIBLE TOP ADJACENT THE BOW, SELECTIVELY COMPLETELY CLOSING THE OPENING IN THE TOP, THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE CLOSURE MEMBER EXTENDING FORWARDLY BEYOND AND PARTIALLY AROUND SAID BOW SO THAT WHEN THE CLOSURE MEMBER IS IN CLOSED POSITION AND THE BOW IS CLAMPED TO THE TOP FRAME MEMBER OF THE WINDSHIELD, THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE CLOSURE MEMBER IS CLAMPED THEREBETWEEN IN WIND AND WATERTIGHT CONDITION THEREOF, AND SEPARATE FASTENER MEANS UNDER THE BOW SECURING THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE CLOSURE MEMBER THERETO.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 194 words
THE COMBINATION OF A CONVERTICLE VEHICLE SOFT TOP HAVING A FORWARD BOW FOR RELEASABLE CLAMPING ATTACHMENT WITH RESPECT TO A TOP FRAME MEMBER FOR A WINDSHIELD FOR THE VEHICLE, SAID CONVERTIBLE TOP HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN EXTENDING REARWARDLY FROM ADJACENT THE BOW TO A POSITION INTERMEDIATE THE ENDS OF THE CONVERTIBLE TOP, WITH A FLEXIBLE CLOSURE MEMBER FOR SAID OPENING, SAID CLOSURE MEMBER BEING SECURED AT AN EDGE THEREOF TO THE CONVERTIBLE TOP ADJACENT TO THE REAR EDGE OF THE OPENING IN THE CONVERTIBLE TOP AND HAVING A LENGTH TO EXTEND FORWARDLY OVER AND COMPLETELY CLOSE THE OPENING, AND MEANS FOR SECURING THE FORWARD END OF THE CLOSURE MEMBER TO THE CONVERTIBLE TOP ADJACENT THE BOW, SELECTIVELY COMPLETELY CLOSING THE OPENING IN THE TOP, THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE CLOSURE MEMBER EXTENDING FORWARDLY BEYOND AND PARTIALLY AROUND SAID BOW SO THAT WHEN THE CLOSURE MEMBER IS IN CLOSED POSITION AND THE BOW IS CLAMPED TO THE TOP FRAME MEMBER OF THE WINDSHIELD, THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE CLOSURE MEMBER IS CLAMPED THEREBETWEEN IN WIND AND WATERTIGHT CONDITION THEREOF, AND SEPARATE FASTENER MEANS UNDER THE BOW SECURING THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE CLOSURE MEMBER THERETO.

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