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

Claim 0:
1. An automotive vehicle, convertible roof apparatus comprising:
(a) a flexible convertible roof cover moveable from a closed position to an open position;
(b) stationary and side vehicular-mounted guide rails each being elongated in substantially fore-and-aft directions, and the guide rails extending along a substantially horizontal, passenger compartment upper surface and along a substantially vertical, passenger compartment rear surface;
(c) cross-vehicular elongated, roof bows spanning between the guide rails and supporting the roof cover;
(d) couplings connecting at least one of the roof bows to the guide rails;
(e) a first elongated actuator movable relative to and positioned adjacent to a first of the guide rails;
(f) multiple rollers connecting a first of the couplings to the first of the guide rails, at least an upper one of the rollers being located above at least a lower one of the rollers with a segment of the guide rails therebetween when the roof cover is in the closed position; and
(g) the actuator being configured to slide the roof cover and the roof bows rearwardly along the upper and rear surfaces when moved from the closed position to the open position.