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US3212813A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Vehicle with extensible top

Assignee: Freeway Travelers Inc
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Filing: 1964-07-27
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Granted: 1965-10-19
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Expires: 1984-07-27
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 William L Peterson
  • 👤 Stutz Herbert Dwain

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 20:03
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60P; B60P3/00; B60P3/32; B60P3/34; B60J; B60J7/00; B60J7/08; B60J7/16; B60J7/1628; B60J7/1635; B60J7/165; B60P3/36

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 231 words
AN EXTENSIBLE TOP FOR A VEHICLE HAVING A ROOF, COMPRISING A BASE HAVING TWO SIDE FRAME MEMBERS AND TWO END FRAME MEMBERS, TWO ADDITIONAL END FRAME MEMBERS SPCED OUTWARDLY FROM SAID FIRST TWO END FRAME MEMBERS, GROOVES IN THE UPPER EDGE OF SAID FIRST AND LAST FRAME MEMBERS, A VERTICALLY MOVABLE COVER HAVING A HORIZONTALLY POSITIONED PANEL AND DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING MARGINAL FLANGES, A GASKET ON THE LOWER EDGES OF SAID FLANGES FOR SEATING IN SAID GROOVES, SIDE PANELS PIVOTALLY CONNECTED AT THEIR LOWER EDGES TO THE RESPECTIVE SIDE FRAME MEMBERS, HORIZONTALLY TRANSVERSELY POSITIONED TRACKS ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE COVER DISPOSED AT THE ENDS OF SAID SIDE PANELS, ROLLER SECURED TO THE UPPER CORNERS OF SAID SIDE PANELS, AND DISPOSED IN SAID TRACKS, WINDOWS IN SAID SIDE PANELS, END PANELS PIVOTALLY SECURED TO THE FIRST MENTIONED END FRAME MEMBERS AND TO THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID COVER AND HAVING AN UPPER AND LOWER SECTION, A HINGE MENS CONNECTING SAID UPPER AND LOWER SECTIONS OF EACH END PANEL FOR FOLDING SAID END PANELS TO HORIZONTAL POSITION WITH THE HINGE MEANS FOLDING OUTWARDLY AWAY FROM ENDS OF THE SIDE PANELS, SAID COVER AND BASE EXTENDING FORWARDLY AND REARWARDLY BEYOND SAID END PANELS SUFFICIENTLY TO COMPLETELY ENCLOSE SAIDEND PANELS WHEN THE TOP IS IN FOLDED POSITION, AND A PLURALITY OF LATCH MEANS INTERLOCKING SAID SIDE AND END PANELS AND SAID SIDE PANELS AND SAID COVER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 231 words
AN EXTENSIBLE TOP FOR A VEHICLE HAVING A ROOF, COMPRISING A BASE HAVING TWO SIDE FRAME MEMBERS AND TWO END FRAME MEMBERS, TWO ADDITIONAL END FRAME MEMBERS SPCED OUTWARDLY FROM SAID FIRST TWO END FRAME MEMBERS, GROOVES IN THE UPPER EDGE OF SAID FIRST AND LAST FRAME MEMBERS, A VERTICALLY MOVABLE COVER HAVING A HORIZONTALLY POSITIONED PANEL AND DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING MARGINAL FLANGES, A GASKET ON THE LOWER EDGES OF SAID FLANGES FOR SEATING IN SAID GROOVES, SIDE PANELS PIVOTALLY CONNECTED AT THEIR LOWER EDGES TO THE RESPECTIVE SIDE FRAME MEMBERS, HORIZONTALLY TRANSVERSELY POSITIONED TRACKS ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE COVER DISPOSED AT THE ENDS OF SAID SIDE PANELS, ROLLER SECURED TO THE UPPER CORNERS OF SAID SIDE PANELS, AND DISPOSED IN SAID TRACKS, WINDOWS IN SAID SIDE PANELS, END PANELS PIVOTALLY SECURED TO THE FIRST MENTIONED END FRAME MEMBERS AND TO THE UNDERSIDE OF SAID COVER AND HAVING AN UPPER AND LOWER SECTION, A HINGE MENS CONNECTING SAID UPPER AND LOWER SECTIONS OF EACH END PANEL FOR FOLDING SAID END PANELS TO HORIZONTAL POSITION WITH THE HINGE MEANS FOLDING OUTWARDLY AWAY FROM ENDS OF THE SIDE PANELS, SAID COVER AND BASE EXTENDING FORWARDLY AND REARWARDLY BEYOND SAID END PANELS SUFFICIENTLY TO COMPLETELY ENCLOSE SAIDEND PANELS WHEN THE TOP IS IN FOLDED POSITION, AND A PLURALITY OF LATCH MEANS INTERLOCKING SAID SIDE AND END PANELS AND SAID SIDE PANELS AND SAID COVER.

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