Patent ID: 6886880

Claim:
A convertible vehicle comprising: a vehicle body defining a window shoulder line along its upper edge, a foldable roof comprising a roof cover and a rear window supported within a rear roof portion, the foldable roof being pivotably coupled to the vehicle body so as to be movable between a roof open position and a roof closed position, wherein the rear window extends to, or below, the window shoulder line when the foldable convertible roof is disposed in the roof closed position, and at least two tensioning bow portions disposed substantially laterally with respect to the rear window and on opposite, lower sides of the foldable roof, wherein a space between the tensioning bow portions is defined proximal to a rear, lower edge of the foldable roof and the window shoulder line when the foldable roof is disposed in the roof closed position, a first end of each tensioning bow portion is pivotably coupled to the vehicle body and a second end of each tensioning bow portion is pivotably coupled to the rear window, and wherein the tensioning bow portions are arranged and constructed to apply a stretching force across a rear portion of the roof cover when the roof is disposed in the roof closed position.