Patent ID: 11890920
Assignee: nan
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 9:
10. A method of use for a soft top conversion to be fitted onto an open space above a driver seat and a passenger seat of an automobile, the method comprising the steps:
A) providing the system of claim 9;
B) removing the front anchor portion and the rear anchor portion with the attached soft top cover bottom side attached to the top side surfaces of the front anchor portion and the rear anchor portion;
C) affixing the front anchor portion to a top portion of an automobile front windscreen frame by engaging a front anchor left locking latch arm and by engaging a front anchor right locking latch arm with existing OEM attachment points for a removable fitted hard top;
D) affixing the rear anchor portion to top portion of an automobile rear window and roof assembly beginning at a rear boundary of the open space above a driver seat and a passenger seat of the automobile by attaching a rear anchor latch assembly centered on the rear anchor portion fitting into an existing OEM attachment point for a removable fitted hard top, and inserting a rear anchor portion left pin and a rear anchor portion right pin into existing OEM portal openings for the removable fitted hard top in the rear boundary;
E) attaching a left side portion front end to a front anchor left end and attaching a left side portion rear end to a rear anchor left end with provided threaded fasteners;
F) attaching a right side portion front end to a front anchor right end and attaching a right side rear end to a rear anchor right end with provided threaded fasteners;
G) attaching the stabilizing bar left end prong onto the stabilizing bar left end dowl connected to the midpoint connector of the left side portion internal surface and attaching the stabilizing bar right end prong onto the stabilizing bar right end dowl connected to the midpoint connector of the right side portion internal surface providing an inwards folding of the stabilizing bar around the stabilizing bar central pivot point; and
H) aligning the stabilizing bar left end and the stabilizing bar right end into the straight configuration regarding the central pivot point causing the flexible stabilizing bar to bow slightly upwards contacting the soft top cover bottom side and supporting and stabilizing the soft top cover.