Patent ID: 8733817

Claim:
A convertible top comprising: a plurality of links including a center rail link, a front rail link and a rear rail link that move the convertible top in a fore-and-aft direction; a center rail trim piece that carries a window seal and is assembled to the center rail link to move with the center rail link in the fore-and-aft direction and also moves in a laterally outboard direction when the top is retracted and in a laterally inboard direction when the top is extended; a pivot bracket that includes a pivot pin that connects a first end of the center rail trim piece to the center rail link, wherein a second end of the center rail trim piece pivots about the pin to move in the laterally outboard direction and in the laterally inboard direction; a stop member secured to one of the center rail trim piece and the center rail link that limits lateral movement of the center rail trim piece relative to the center rail link; and further comprising a cam block secured to one of the center rail trim piece and the center rail link that guides lateral movement of the center rail trim piece relative to the center rail link.