| US 7,520,556 B2 | ||
| Retractable vehicle roof system with storage area lid | ||
| Jay Martin, 771 St. Johns Ave., Highland Park, Ill. 60035 (US) | ||
| Filed on Jun. 11, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/761,104. | ||
| Application 11/761104 is a continuation in part of application No. 11/184342, filed on Jul. 19, 2005, granted, now 7,229,122, filed on Jun. 12, 2007. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0197665 A1, Aug. 21, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. B60J 7/14 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 296—108 [296/107.07; 296/107.08] | 17 Claims |
| 1. A roof retracting apparatus for a vehicle having a rearward storage space, the roof retracting apparatus comprising:
a roof portion movable between a closed position and an open position, the roof portion located above a body of the vehicle
and proximate the rearward storage space when in the closed position;
a lid located above the rearward storage space when the roof portion is in the closed position, the lid being configured to
descend into the storage space as the roof portion moves to the open position above the lid while substantially preserving
a side profile of the vehicle and permitting storage space access, wherein the roof portion is located above the lid when
the roof portion is in the open position; and
a glide control arrangement operatively connected to the lid and configured to direct motion of the lid when the roof portion
moves between the open and closed positions, the glide control arrangement comprising a spring configured and arranged to
provide tension to assist the motion of the lid when the roof portion moves to the closed position.
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