Slanted back soft top assembly for SUV
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1. A folding/slanted back soft top assembly for a sport utility vehicle, comprising:
- a pivotal portion operably pivotally connected to the sport utility vehicle, said pivotal portion selectively moveable between a closed position and at least one open position;
a cover operably coupled to the pivotal portion, wherein selectively pivoting the pivotal portion in a first direction allows the cover to close off an opening of the sport utility vehicle, and selectively pivoting the pivotal portion in a second direction allows the cover to uncover at least said opening of the sport utility vehicle;
a rear window operably coupled to the cover and operably coupled to the sport utility vehicle;
a rearward fabric support bow assembly operably coupled to the cover and operably coupled to the sport utility vehicle, said rearward fabric support bow assembly setting the height of a cover transition to the rear window and allowing the rear window to be slanted at a predetermined angle.
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Abstract
An articulating slanted back soft top assembly for 4-door and 2-door SUVs. A fabric cover is supported by a frame that is at least partially articulatable from at least a closed position to at least one open air position. The frame includes at least one forward fabric support bow member and at least one rearward fabric support bow member. The rear fabric support bow member being positioned when in the closed position in a manner which allows the fabric to clear a sport bar or “roll bar” member of a vehicle in the closed position such that a rear portion of the top is angled from the vertical when viewing the vehicle from the side.
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1. A folding/slanted back soft top assembly for a sport utility vehicle, comprising:
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a pivotal portion operably pivotally connected to the sport utility vehicle, said pivotal portion selectively moveable between a closed position and at least one open position; a cover operably coupled to the pivotal portion, wherein selectively pivoting the pivotal portion in a first direction allows the cover to close off an opening of the sport utility vehicle, and selectively pivoting the pivotal portion in a second direction allows the cover to uncover at least said opening of the sport utility vehicle; a rear window operably coupled to the cover and operably coupled to the sport utility vehicle; a rearward fabric support bow assembly operably coupled to the cover and operably coupled to the sport utility vehicle, said rearward fabric support bow assembly setting the height of a cover transition to the rear window and allowing the rear window to be slanted at a predetermined angle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A folding soft top assembly with a slanted back window profile for a motor vehicle, comprising:
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a pivotal portion coupled to the vehicle and selectively rotatable between at least a closed position and an open sunroof position, said pivotal portion operably selectively removable from the vehicle and/or moveable to at least one additional open position rearward of the open sunroof position when desired; a cover listed to the pivotal portion; a rear window panel that is selectively removable from a top deck of the cover; a rearward fabric support bow assembly operably coupled to the vehicle and setting the height of a cover transition to the rear window panel, said rearward fabric support bow assembly causing the connected rear window panel to be slanted at a predetermined angle from vertical when the cover is in the closed or open sunroof positions.
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36. A folding/slanted back soft top assembly for a motor vehicle, comprising:
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a cover having a top deck; a rear window panel operably connected to the top deck and motor vehicle without zippers;
connected to the slidably connected to the top deck;a pair of quarter window panels operably connected to the top deck and motor vehicle without zippers; a pivotal portion operably connected to the cover and including a linkage assembly selectively rotatable between at least a closed position and an open sunroof position, said pivotal portion operably selectively removable from the vehicle and/or moveable to at least one additional open position rearward of the open sunroof position when desired; a rearward fabric support bow assembly operably coupled to the cover and setting the height of a cover transition to the rear window panel, said rearward fabric support bow assembly causing the rear window panel and/or rear corner of the pair of quarter window panels to be slanted at a predetermined angle.
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