Patent ID: 7758100
Filing Date: 2010-07-20
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. A retractable hardtop assembly for a vehicle, the vehicle having a storage area, the assembly comprising: a retractable hardtop having forward sections and a rear section that may be deployed in an extended position to cover a passenger compartment of the vehicle; a front linkage that is connected to the vehicle and to the forward sections of the hardtop and a rear linkage that is connected to the rear section of the hardtop; and a package shelf/tonneau that is secured by a package shelf/tonneau linkage to the rear linkage, the package shelf/tonneau being moved by the package shelf/tonneau linkage through 360 degrees from a package shelf position below the rear section of the hardtop to a tonneau position above the retractable hardtop when the retractable hardtop is disposed in the storage area, the package shelf/tonneau being moved by the package shelf/tonneau linkage between the forward sections of the hardtop and the rear section of the hardtop.