Patent ID: 7950718

Claim:
A motor vehicle with a convertible soft top comprising: a vehicle body having a passenger compartment and a storage compartment located behind said passenger compartment, said vehicle body also having a windshield disposed in front of said passenger compartment, said windshield having a header; a convertible top moveable between an extended position wherein said convertible top extends over said passenger compartment and a retracted position wherein said convertible top is at least partially disposed in said storage compartment; said convertible top also having a front portion and a rear portion, said front portion and said rear portion each having an inner surface and an opposed outer surface, said inner surface of said front portion and said rear portion facing said passenger compartment when said convertible top is in said extended position and said outer surface of said front portion facing a generally upward direction when said convertible top is in said extended position and said retracted position; said front portion having a header element, a pair of side rails and at least one bow extending between said pair of side rails, each of said pair of side rails having a front leg and rear leg; said front leg pivotally coupled to said header element and said rear leg; said rear leg pivotally coupled to said vehicle body; said rear portion of said convertible top having a backlight supported within a backlight frame, said backlight being generally vertical when said convertible top is in said extended position; and a fabric cover extending across said front portion and said rear portion, said fabric cover covering a passenger compartment and forming a pair of spaced apart fins extending from said front portion in a rearwardly direction when said convertible top is in said extended position, said fabric cover also extending between said pair of spaced apart fins to form a generally planar portion when said convertible top is in said extended position, said fabric cover covering an area between said pair of spaced apart fins.