Patent ID: 9415669
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: B60J

Claim Text:
1. A retractable top for a vehicle, the vehicle having an open top front passenger compartment and an open top rear compartment, the rear compartment having a horizontal floor and a substantially vertical wall structure on at least three horizontal sides forming the rear compartment bounded on the bottom by the floor and laterally by the vertical wall structure, the rear compartment having an open top, the rear compartment including a left and a right rear roll bar projecting vertically from the rear of the floor of the rear compartment above the height of the vertical walls, the roll bars projecting forward at a ceiling height to join a transverse roll bar, the rear compartment including a left rear vehicle side and a right rear vehicle side, which form part of the substantial vertical wall structure, the retractable top comprising: (a) a left side attachment plate and a right side attachment plate attached to the left and right rear vehicle sides; (b) a first support member and a second support member, the left and right side attachment plates interconnected with the first and second support members; (c) a plurality of linkage arms attached to the first and second support members configured to move from a retracted position to an extended position; and (d) an enclosure material oriented to span at least a portion of the plurality of linkage arms such that, when the plurality of linkage arms are in the extended position, the open top of the front and rear compartments is substantially covered, wherein the left and right side attachment plates are each connected to a bottom support bar flange which is connected to a horizontal bottom bar, and the horizontal bottom bar is interconnected with one of the left rear vehicle side and the right rear vehicle side of the said substantially vertical wall structure.