Releasable header for vehicle soft tops
First Claim
1. A header primarily intended for use to removably secure a soft top to the windshield of a vehicle, said soft top having a fabric portion attached to the header, said windshield extending along a first axis and said vehicle further including a safety bar arrangement with a substantially horizontal portion thereof on each side of the vehicle respectively extending rearwardly from the windshield, said header having a main body extending along a second axis, said header being positionable adjacent said windshield with said first and second axes substantially parallel, said header being releasably securable to said windshield by at least one clamping assembly, said clamping assembly generating a torque force tending to rotate said header about a rotation axis, said header further including at least one extension arrangement extending rearwardly of the main body of the header to abut against at least one of the safety bar portions immediately adjacent the windshield to counter the torque force and prevent the rotation of the header beyond a predetermined location about said rotational axis.
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Abstract
A removable header for a soft top or similar accessory for a sport utility vehicle. The header has a main body that is releasably securable to the vehicle windshield using just clamps. The header also includes short extensions on each side of the main body that extend rearwardly of it. In use, the extensions abut portions of the safety bar arrangement immediately adjacent the windshield of the vehicle and prevent the header from rotating beyond a predetermined position relative to the windshield.
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15 Claims
- 1. A header primarily intended for use to removably secure a soft top to the windshield of a vehicle, said soft top having a fabric portion attached to the header, said windshield extending along a first axis and said vehicle further including a safety bar arrangement with a substantially horizontal portion thereof on each side of the vehicle respectively extending rearwardly from the windshield, said header having a main body extending along a second axis, said header being positionable adjacent said windshield with said first and second axes substantially parallel, said header being releasably securable to said windshield by at least one clamping assembly, said clamping assembly generating a torque force tending to rotate said header about a rotation axis, said header further including at least one extension arrangement extending rearwardly of the main body of the header to abut against at least one of the safety bar portions immediately adjacent the windshield to counter the torque force and prevent the rotation of the header beyond a predetermined location about said rotational axis.
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