Patent ID: 6857813

Claim:
A lock for detachably coupling a hardtop with a vehicle body, the lock comprising: a plug-type pin; a stationary receiving sleeve fastened to the hardtop, the plug-type pin being rotatably held in the stationary receiving sleeve; a contact disk fixedly arranged on the plug-type pin between ends thereof; an elastomer spring arranged between the contact disk and the stationary receiving sleeve; a stationary link element having a helical guideway, the stationary link element being arranged on the vehicle body; a link pin arranged on a tail-end side of the plug-type pin, the link pin being lockable when introduced into the helical guideway of the stationary link element; a holding pin arranged transversely on a head-end side of the plug-type pin; and guideways provided on the receiving sleeve to interact with the holding pin, the holding pin being adjustable on the guideways into an opening and closing position against tension from the elastomer spring; wherein the plug-type pin has first and second steps, the contact disk being held on the first step; and wherein a sleeve is supported on the second step situated near the link pin, the sleeve extending approximately from the contact disk to the link pin.