Patent ID: 8075042

Claim:
A frame assembly ( 14 ) of a folding top ( 7 ) for a vehicle ( 1 ), the frame assembly ( 14 ) comprising: a front roof bow ( 12 ); a front support ( 24 ) having a front end and a rear end ( 28 ); a middle support ( 25 ) having a front end ( 29 ); wherein the rear end ( 28 ) of the front support ( 24 ) and the front end ( 29 ) of the middle support ( 25 ) face one another; a rear control arm ( 30 ); a front control arm ( 31 ); wherein the front roof bow ( 12 ) and the front end of the front support ( 24 ) are connected together through a first bolt connection ( 27 ); wherein the rear end ( 28 ) of the front support ( 24 ) and the rear control arm ( 30 ) are connected together through a second bolt connection ( 36 ); wherein the front control arm ( 31 ) and the front end ( 29 ) of the middle support ( 25 ) are connected together through a third bolt connection ( 37 ); wherein the rear control arm ( 30 ) and the front control arm ( 31 ) are connected together at a joint ( 32 ) such that the front support ( 24 ) and the middle support ( 25 ) are connected together.