Patent ID: 8465081

Claim:
A convertible top for a vehicle comprising: top stack linkage having a right side and a left site; a plurality of bows extending transversely between the right and left sides of the top stack linkage, at least one of the bows having a front slot on a forwardly facing edge and a back slot on a rearwardly facing edge; a cover spanning between the right and left sides of the top stack linkage and over the bows, the cover having a first flexible welt with a first head portion and a first welt strip, the first head portion being received in one of the front slot and the back slot and the first welt strip extending from the slot in which the first head portion is received, partially around the bow and to the cover; a headliner spanning between the right and left sides of the top stack linkage and below the bows, the headliner having a second flexible welt with a second head portion and a second welt strip; the second head portion being received in the other of the front slot and the back slot and the second welt strip extending from the slot in which the second head portion is received, partially around the bow and to the headliner; and wherein the first and second flexible welts exert oppositely directed forces on the front and back edges of the bows and wherein the first welt resists relative movement of the cover relative to the bows in one fore and aft direction and the second welt resists relative movement of the headliner relative to the bows in the other fore and aft direction.