Patent ID: 6454343
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A multi-part cover for a convertible vehicle with removable top which can be deposited in a vehicle storage compartment provided in said vehicle, said multi-part cover including a center part and adjacent side parts which are supporting said center part and which, for opening said storage compartment, are movable out of their position at opposite sides of said center part, in which they are disposed flush with the center part in a reference plane defined by the center part, out of said reference plane into an overlapping position with said center part while undergoing a height displacement, said side parts being elastic resiliently supported with respect to said center part, and stops provided on the vehicle body such that, upon movement of the cover to a closed position, said side parts engage said stops and are biased thereby against the elastic support between the center and side parts into the reference plane defined by said center part for a flush position with said center part.