Patent ID: 7198294

Claim:
A motor vehicle including; a deployable roll bar having a protruding pin on an upper surface thereof, and first and second trim items, a first trim item being fixed with respect to the motor vehicle for supporting a second trim item which comprises a cover for an upper portion of the roll bar and being movable with respect to the motor vehicle, and incorporating an orifice, for receiving the pin, and at least one spring-loaded circular clip for location around the roll bar's upper portion, the clip being held under tension by the relative position of the first trim item and the second trim item, whereby in use, on deployment of the roll bar, the upper portion thereof moves towards the second trim item until the pin protrudes through the orifice and the tension on the spring clip is relieved, whereupon the clip clamps around the roll bar and the cover continues to move with the roll bar towards a rear window of the vehicle.