Patent ID: 8096602

Claim:
A roof arrangement for a convertible that has a cowl, a rear end fastening device and a passenger compartment between the cowl and the rear end fastening device, the roof arrangement comprising: a manually removable flexible convertible-top cloth stretched over the passenger compartment between the cowl and the rear end fastening device; a supporting bow extending in a transverse direction of the convertible at a distance behind the cowl, the supporting bow being beneath and supporting the convertible-top cloth; and a tensioning device located behind the supporting bow and in front of the rear end fastening device for keeping the convertible-top cloth tensioned in relation to the cowl, the tensioning device having a tensioning element for bracing the convertible-top cloth down approximately in a vertical direction of the vehicle and adjacent to the supporting bow when the roof arrangement is mounted on the convertible, the tensioning element being connectable to the convertible top cloth and fastened at opposite ends thereof to the convertible.