Patent ID: 11904670
Assignee: MYTOP IP, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 7:
8. The convertible roof apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
a forwardmost of the roof bows;
a fork movably coupled to a forwardmost of the couplings, the fork including a forward facing bifurcated end;
a pair of links pivotally coupling the fork to the forwardmost of the roof bows;
a cross-car extending pin stationarily coupled adjacent a front end of one of the guide rails;
a hook pivotably coupled to the fork, the hook being rotatable about a substantially horizontal axis;
the fork and the hook being fore-and-aft slidable with the roof cover and the forwardmost of the roof bows; and
the fork and the hook being configured to automatically latch the forwardmost of the roof bows relative to the guide rails when the roof cover is moved to the closed position.