Patent ID: 7246841

Claim:
A convertible roof system for an automotive vehicle, the convertible roof system comprising: a roof cover moveable between a stowed position and a raised position; a top stack mechanism operable to move said roof cover between said stowed and raised positions, said top stack mechanism including: (i) at least two roof rails pivotally coupled together and operable to rotate relative to one another; (ii) a transversely extending front roof bow; and (iii) an elongated connecting link coupling a first one of said roof rails to said front roof bow, with a longitudinal portion of said connecting link extending in a fore and aft direction when said top stack mechanism is in said raised position; wherein said first one of said roof rails moves inwardly toward a longitudinal center line of said top stack mechanism and a second one of said roof rails rotates about a single pivot axis that is substantially perpendicular to said longitudinal center line when said top stack mechanism moves from said raised position toward said stowed position.