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Vehicle roof

Assignee: HT Golde GmbH
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Filing: 1963-09-25
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Granted: 1965-08-31
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Expires: 1983-09-25
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Werner Johannes

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 22:12
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60J; B60J7/00; B60J7/02; B60J7/022; B60J7/04; B60J7/053; B60J7/22

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 259 words
A VEHICLE ROOF COMPRISING A FIXED ROOF PART, SAID ROOF PART HAVING AN APERTURE THEREIN, FRAME PORTIONS ON SAID FIXED ROOF PART BOUNDINARY FORWARLDY AND LATERALLY SAID APERTURE THEREIN, THE FRAME PORTION FORWARDLY BOUNDING THE APERTURE COMPRISING A GENERALLY REARWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE, A MOVABLE ROOF PART DISPLACEABLE LENGTHWISE OF THE VEHICLE ROOF BETWEEN A CLOSED POSITION IN WHICH SAID MOVABLE ROOF PART CLOSES SAID APERTURE AND AN OPEN POSITION REAARWARD OF SAID CLOSED POSITION, AN ELONGATE BEARING MEANS FIXEDLY MOUNTED ON SAID FLANGE AND BENEATH SAID MOVABLE ROOF PART IN SAID CLOSED POSITION, AND EXTENDING WIDTHWISE OF THE VEHICLE ROOF, PLURALITY OF ARMS SPACED APART FROM EACH OTHER ALONG SAID BEARING MEANS AND PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ADJCENT THE REAR EDGE OF SAID BEARING MEANS, EACH ARM BEING TURNABLE BETWEEN A RAISED POSITION AND A LOWERED POSITION IN WHICH IT IS LOCATED ON TOP OF SAID BEARING MEANS AND BENEATH THE MOVABLE ROOF PART IN SAID CLOSED POSITION, WIND-DEFLECTING PLATE MEANS CARRIED BY SAID ARMS AND MOVABLE BY SAID ARMS BETWEEN AN INOPERATIVE POSITION N WHICH SAID PLATE MEANS IS LOCATED BENEATH THE MOVABLE ROOF PART IN SAID CLOSED POSITION AND EXTENDS APPROXIMATELY PARALLEL TO SAID MOVABLE ROOF PART AND AN OPERAIVE POSITION IN WHICH SAID PLATE MEANS PROJECTS UPWARDLY FROM SAID FIXED ROOF PART, AND A STRESSED, TORSION ROD EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID BEARING MEANS AND ACTING ON THE ONE HAND ON SAID BEARING MEANS AND ON THE OTHER HAND ON SAID ARMS AND URGING SAID ARMS INTO THE RAISED POSITIONS AND THUS SAID PLATE MEANS INTO SAID OPERAITIVE POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 259 words
A VEHICLE ROOF COMPRISING A FIXED ROOF PART, SAID ROOF PART HAVING AN APERTURE THEREIN, FRAME PORTIONS ON SAID FIXED ROOF PART BOUNDINARY FORWARLDY AND LATERALLY SAID APERTURE THEREIN, THE FRAME PORTION FORWARDLY BOUNDING THE APERTURE COMPRISING A GENERALLY REARWARDLY EXTENDING FLANGE, A MOVABLE ROOF PART DISPLACEABLE LENGTHWISE OF THE VEHICLE ROOF BETWEEN A CLOSED POSITION IN WHICH SAID MOVABLE ROOF PART CLOSES SAID APERTURE AND AN OPEN POSITION REAARWARD OF SAID CLOSED POSITION, AN ELONGATE BEARING MEANS FIXEDLY MOUNTED ON SAID FLANGE AND BENEATH SAID MOVABLE ROOF PART IN SAID CLOSED POSITION, AND EXTENDING WIDTHWISE OF THE VEHICLE ROOF, PLURALITY OF ARMS SPACED APART FROM EACH OTHER ALONG SAID BEARING MEANS AND PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ADJCENT THE REAR EDGE OF SAID BEARING MEANS, EACH ARM BEING TURNABLE BETWEEN A RAISED POSITION AND A LOWERED POSITION IN WHICH IT IS LOCATED ON TOP OF SAID BEARING MEANS AND BENEATH THE MOVABLE ROOF PART IN SAID CLOSED POSITION, WIND-DEFLECTING PLATE MEANS CARRIED BY SAID ARMS AND MOVABLE BY SAID ARMS BETWEEN AN INOPERATIVE POSITION N WHICH SAID PLATE MEANS IS LOCATED BENEATH THE MOVABLE ROOF PART IN SAID CLOSED POSITION AND EXTENDS APPROXIMATELY PARALLEL TO SAID MOVABLE ROOF PART AND AN OPERAIVE POSITION IN WHICH SAID PLATE MEANS PROJECTS UPWARDLY FROM SAID FIXED ROOF PART, AND A STRESSED, TORSION ROD EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID BEARING MEANS AND ACTING ON THE ONE HAND ON SAID BEARING MEANS AND ON THE OTHER HAND ON SAID ARMS AND URGING SAID ARMS INTO THE RAISED POSITIONS AND THUS SAID PLATE MEANS INTO SAID OPERAITIVE POSITION.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-08-30 1969-03-01 1969-08-31 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-08-30 1973-03-01 1973-08-31 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-08-30 1977-03-01 1977-08-31 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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