Patent ID: 7469954

Claim:
A removable top assembly for a vehicle, the vehicle having a fixed transverse beam and right and left longitudinally extending fixed side beams, the top assembly comprising: a fabric cover; a transversely extending removable rear bow supporting the fabric cover at the top rear of the vehicle; a right rear support and a left rear support that are secured to opposite lateral ends of the rear bow to support the rear bow when the top assembly is attached to the vehicle, wherein each of the rear supports are secured to the rear bow by a pivot connection so that the rear supports pivot inwardly to a position parallel to the rear bow; a right side rail and a left side rail that are secured respectively to the right and left fixed side beams on a forward end and that are secured respectively to the right rear support and the left rear support on a back end; and an intermediate bow that is secured to the right and left side rails, the intermediate bow being disposed between and parallel to the fixed transverse beam and the rear bow.