Patent ID: 7118162

Claim:
A foldable roof for a convertible vehicle comprising a body structure, said roof comprising at least a first roof element and a second roof element adapted to cover a passenger compartment of the vehicle, in a first, extended position, and to be folded back one towards the other to a second folded position in which said passenger compartment is at least partially uncovered, said first and second roof elements having a longitudinal axis and each having a first transversal edge and a second transversal edge that are longitudinally opposed and transverse to said longitudinal axis, the first and second roof elements being connected to one another by a first articulation which guides relative movements therebetween, so that in the first extended position, the second transversal edge of the first roof element and the first transversal edge of the second roof element come substantially into contact, the second roof element further comprising a second articulation for being articulated with respect to the body structure of the vehicle, the first roof element comprising, towards its first and second transversal edges, respectively first reversible locking means and second reversible locking means, wherein: the first and second reversible locking means both protrude from the respective front and rear edges of the front roof element, and said second protruding reversible locking means are, in the first extended position of the roof and in a locked state, inserted into additional locking means located towards the first transversal edge of the second roof element.