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Vehicle with pivotal cover panel

CA 1297520 C · Owner: Expandable Van Tops Ltd. · Inventors: Lange, Jack

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A vehicle used for camping or the like includes a roof structure having an opening upon which is mounted a seperable cover panel. The cover panel can be moved from a closed position covering the opening to an open position in which it is suspended in cantilever arrangement outwardly from one side of the opening with a tent enclosure between the opening and the underside of the panel to cover an access area therebetween. A lever arrangement includes first and second levers which are connected for pivotal movement respectively at the side edge of the opening and the adjacent side edge of the panel. Third and fourth levers are connected each coupled to one of the first and second levers for …

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  • Granted March 17, 1992. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 17, 2009.
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FiledMay 16, 1988
GrantedMarch 17, 1992
Term endedMarch 17, 2009
Patent numberCA 1297520 C
Classification (IPC)B60P3/34 +1 more

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1989199219951998200120042007Application filedMay 16, 1988Patent grantedMarch 17, 1992Term endedMarch 17, 2009

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