Patent ID: 6152516
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: B60J,B60P

Abstract:
A retractable top cover for covering a roof of a vehicle, the vehicle having opposed side walls and opposed end walls with the roof surmounting the walls, the retractable top cover comprising:an elongated housing adapted to be mounted on the roof of the vehicle adjacent to and extending along an edge of the roof adjacent one of the side walls the housing having first and second ends;a spring biased roller mounted in the housing and extending substantially the length of the housing;a flexible top cover wound on the roller and having a first and second spaced parallel end edges, the first end edge being secured to the roller;a pair of lazy tongs each tong having two ends, wherein one of the tong ends is mounted at one of the first and second ends of the housing and wherein the other tong end is attached to a bar secured to the second end edge of the flexible top cover;a top cover drive motor; anda pair of worm shafts operatively coupling the cover drive motor to each of the lazy tongs for extending the lazy tongs to pull the flexible top cover from the roller and deploy the flexible top cover across the roof of the vehicle.