Patent ID: 7032964
Filing Date: 2006-04-25
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. A storage apparatus for automobile removable roof panels, comprising: a roof panel rack having a base member, a top member, and at least two support members; said at least two support members being joined to said base member and said top member such that said base member and said top member are separated by a distance substantially equal to said at least two support members; wherein said at least two support members are spaced apart from each other to provide support for holding the at least one removable roof panel and at least one locking bar; said roof panel rack being designed and configured to conform to an interior compartment of an automobile and to securely hold at least one removable roof panel within the interior compartment; wherein said base and top members extend transversely across the interior compartment; and said at least one locking bar operatively coupled to said roof panel rack and being designed and configured to secure at least one of the at least one removable roof panel.