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

Claim 20:
21. The convertible roof apparatus of claim 15, 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 a closed position.