Patent ID: 8398147

Claim:
A convertible top for a vehicle having a passenger compartment, comprising: a top stack linkage having a right side and a left side; a cover supported by a plurality of bows secured to the top stack linkage and spanning between the right side and the left side to enclose the passenger compartment of the vehicle; the right and left sides of the top stack linkage each having a pivot link that is pivotally connected to two bows of said plurality of bows, each pivot link being pivotally connected to one of the sides of the top stack linkage; wherein another of said plurality of bows is a rear bow, wherein the pivot link is connected to a pressure link that applies tension to the rear bow, the pressure link being connected to the pivot link at a location that is disposed rearward of the location where the pivot link is connected to each of the right and left sides of said top stack linkage.