Patent ID: 7712817

Claim:
A retractable top for a motor vehicle having a passenger compartment, the top being movable between a closed position for covering the passenger compartment and an open position disposed in a storage area adjacent the passenger compartment, said top comprising: a first roof part pivotally coupled to the vehicle; a guide rod having one end pivotally coupled to the vehicle and an opposite end pivotally coupled to the first roof part at a first roof pivot; a second roof part having transversely spaced apart outer regions and a middle region extending therebetween, the outer regions of the second roof part being pivotally coupled to the first roof part at a second roof pivot and to the vehicle to form a four-bar linkage with the first roof part and the guide rod, the middle region of the second roof part having opposite distal and proximal ends, the distal end being pivotally coupled to the first roof part at a third roof pivot, the proximal end being coupled to a linkage for displacing the middle region relative to the outer regions towards the first roof part as the top is moved from the closed position toward the open position.