Patent ID: 7367615
Filing Date: 2008-05-06
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. A retractable roof for a vehicle for covering at least part of a passenger/cargo compartment of the vehicle, the roof comprising: a static roof section; a right side track and a left side track that extend fore-and-aft along the roof; a retractable roof section having a front edge and a back edge, the retractable roof section being movably attached between the right and left side tracks, the retractable roof section is moved between an extended position in which the retractable roof section is disposed rearward of the static roof section to a retracted position above the static roof section; and a retractable upper tailgate section is disposed adjacent the back edge of the retractable roof panel, the upper tailgate section having a rear closing position in which the upper tailgate section extends downwardly from the retractable roof panel and a raised/retracted position in which the upper tailgate section is behind and generally coplanar with the static roof section and the retractable roof section wherein the retractable upper tailgate section may be placed selectively in either the rear closing position or the raised/retracted position when the retractable roof section is in the retracted position.