Patent ID: 8418708

Claim:
A canopy apparatus configured for connection to a roof portion of a vehicle, comprising: a first track assembly including (i) a first rail member, (ii) a first hook member connected to a first end portion of the first rail member, (iii) a second hook member connected to a second end portion of the first rail member, and (iv) a first slide member configured for movement along the first rail member between the first and the second hook members; a second track assembly including (i) a second rail member, (ii) a third hook member connected to a third end portion of the second rail member, (iii) a fourth hook member connected to a fourth end portion of the second rail member, and (iv) a second slide member configured for movement along the second rail member between the third and the fourth hook members; a frame apparatus including (i) a first bail member having a fifth end portion pivotally connected to the first slide member and a sixth end portion pivotally connected to the second slide member, (ii) a second bail member pivotally connected to the first bail member, (iii) a third bail member pivotally connected to the second bail member, and (iv) a split bail member including a first bail arm pivotally connected to the third bail member and a second bail arm pivotally connected to the third bail member; and a canopy assembly configured for connection to at least one of the first, second, and third bail members, wherein the first and the second hook members are configured to connect the first rail member to the roof portion of the vehicle without modifying the roof portion, wherein the third and the fourth hook members are configured to connect the second rail member to the roof portion of the vehicle without modifying the roof portion, and wherein the frame apparatus is movable relative to the first and the second track assembly between a deployed position and a retracted position.