Patent ID: 7677633

Claim:
A convertible vehicle comprising: a vehicle body having a pair of lateral sides, a folding convertible top, a tensioning bow coupled to a rear side of the folding convertible top and pivotably supported on both lateral sides of the vehicle body by tensioning bow pivots, and a rear trunk lid pivotably supported on both lateral sides of the vehicle body by trunk lid pivots, the trunk lid pivots being separate from the tensioning bow pivots, wherein a front side of the rear trunk lid is disposed in the vicinity of the tensioning bow when the rear trunk lid is in a closed position and a loading opening of a luggage compartment is disposed underneath the rear trunk lid and underneath the tensioning bow at least when the folding convertible top is closed, and wherein the tensioning bow is movable into an upwardly pivoted position during opening of the rear trunk lid or when the rear trunk lid is opened, so that the loading opening is enlarged.