SLIDING / FOLDING SLANTED BACK SOFT TOP ASSEMBLY FOR SUV
First Claim
1. A folding/retractable soft top assembly for a sport utility vehicle, comprising:
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a rear window panel coupled adjacent to a tailgate of the vehicle;
an articulating folding frame coupled to the cover and selectively rotatable between a closed position and an open sunroof position, said articulating folding frame further moveable rearward to at least one further open position when desired;
a rear support structure coupled to the vehicle and setting the height of a cover transition to the rear window panel, said rear support structure causing the 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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Abstract
A retractable sliding/folding 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 an 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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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A folding/retractable soft top assembly for a sport utility vehicle, comprising:
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a cover; a rear window panel coupled adjacent to a tailgate of the vehicle; an articulating folding frame coupled to the cover and selectively rotatable between a closed position and an open sunroof position, said articulating folding frame further moveable rearward to at least one further open position when desired; a rear support structure coupled to the vehicle and setting the height of a cover transition to the rear window panel, said rear support structure causing the rear window panel to be slanted at a predetermined angle from vertical when the cover is in the closed or open sunroof positions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A retractable soft top assembly for a sport utility vehicle having a slant back window profile, comprising:
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an articulating folding frame coupled to the vehicle sport bars and including a rotatable portion selectively rotatable between a closed position and an open sunroof position, said articulating folding frame operably slidable rearward from the open sunroof position to at least an open/down position when desired; a cover listed to the articulating folding frame; a rear window panel that is selectively removable from the cover; a rear support structure coupled to the vehicle and setting the height of a cover transition to the rear window panel, said rear support structure 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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20. A folding/retractable soft top assembly for a sport utility vehicle, comprising:
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an articulating folding frame including a rotatable portion selectively rotatable between a closed position and an open sunroof position, said articulating folding frame further movable rearward from the open sunroof position to at least an open/down position when desired; a cover coupled to the articulating folding frame; a rear window panel coupled at the rear of the vehicle; a rear support structure coupled to the vehicle and setting the height of a cover transition to the rear window panel, said rear support structure causing the rear window panel and surround to be slanted at a predetermined angle from vertical when the cover is in the closed or open sunroof positions, wherein the predetermined angle is at least 25 degrees from vertical.
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Specification