Patent ID: 8439434

Claim:
An automotive vehicle having a front end, a rear end, and a longitudinal axis, the vehicle comprising a passenger compartment disposed between the front end and the rear end, a roof assembly overlying said passenger compartment, said roof assembly comprised of a pair of roof beams, each beam extending substantially parallel to said longitudinal axis adjacent opposed sides of said vehicle, a first transverse beam extending between said pair of roof beams, a second transverse beam extending between said pair of roof beams and disposed rearward of the first transverse beam, a first removable panel closing a space between said first and second transverse beams and a second removable panel closing a space behind said second transverse beam, each of said removable panels including retractable elements suitable for engaging said roof beams, said retractable elements being further suitable for engaging at least two recesses formed in walls defining a storage area of said vehicle.