Portion of automotive vehicle having a convertible roof

- ASC Incorporated
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Description

FIG. 1 a fragmentary perspective view of a portion of an automotive vehicle having a convertible roof section stowed in a substantially horizontal position with a rear portion of the roof section hidden by a cover; the opposite view of the viehicle is a symmetrically mirrored image of the figure shown; and,

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of the portion of the automotive vehicle having a convertible roof section stowed in a substantially horizontal position with the rear portion of the roof section hidden by the cover.

The broken lines shown in FIG. 1 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D406792
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 25, 1997
Date of Patent: Mar 16, 1999
Assignee: ASC Incorporated (Southgate, MI)
Inventors: Michael P. Alexander (Ile, MI), Christopher I. Ito (Canton, MI), Darin Kirschner (Stevenson Ranch, CA)
Primary Examiner: Melody N. Brown
Law Firm: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
Application Number: 0/69,286
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Motorcar Or Body (D12/86)
International Classification: 1208;