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USD406792S
USD406792S US29/069,286 US6928697F USD406792S US D406792 S USD406792 S US D406792S US 6928697 F US6928697 F US 6928697F US D406792 S USD406792 S US D406792S
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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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  1. The ornamental design for a portion of an automotive vehicle having a convertible roof, as shown and described.
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US6497447B1 (en) 2001-08-15 2002-12-24 Asc Incorporated Convertible hard top for vehicles
US6659534B2 (en) 2001-08-15 2003-12-09 Asc Incorporated Hard-top convertible roof system
US6695386B1 (en) 2002-09-18 2004-02-24 Asc Incorporated Vehicle retractable hardtop roof
USRE38546E1 (en) 1993-01-04 2004-07-06 Asc Incorporated Convertible top
US6820917B2 (en) 2002-09-18 2004-11-23 Asc Incorporated Vehicle convertible roof
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