Patents Assigned to Societe Europeenne de Brevets Automobiles
  • Rollbar for convertible vehicle with folding roof
    Patent number: 6572145
    Abstract: The invention concerns a rollbar integral with the vehicle body and mobile between a retracted position and a position wherein, when the roof is open, the rollbar projects sufficiently above the vehicle back shelf to protect the passengers in case the vehicle overturns. The rollbar consists of two rollbar elements mutually articulated at the top of the rollbar, the lower ends of each rollbar element capable of sliding along a straight line parallel to the vehicle back shelf and located beneath the shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: Societe Europeenne de Brevets Automobiles
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Guillez, Paul Queveau, Gerard Queveau