Removable convertible top for convertible vehicle
AssigneeBluecar
InventorBenoit Hurel
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Abstract
A removable convertible top for a convertible vehicle. The convertible top includes a flexible water-tight canvas provided with longitudinal reinforcements, the ends of which are suitable for resting on the bars of a vehicle; curved rigid side reinforcements, arranged on the opposite sides of the canvas, parallel to the longitudinal reinforcements, and respectively provided with sets of hooks for engaging with complementary coupling structures provided on the vehicle. The canvas and side reinforcements interlock to automatically tension the canvas, when the two sets of hooks interlock with the coupling structures.
Claims18
A removable convertible top (100) for a convertible vehicle, including:
- a flexible sealing canvas (110) provided with longitudinal reinforcements (120) the ends of which are adapted for resting on bars (210, 220, 230) of a vehicle,
- rigid curved lateral reinforcements (130, 140), arranged on the opposite sides of the canvas (110), parallel to the longitudinal reinforcements (120), and respectively provided with sets of hooks (150) adapted for cooperating with complementary hooking structures (250) provided on the vehicle,
- said canvas (110) and said lateral reinforcements (130, 140) cooperating so as to automatically tension the canvas (110), by elastically tensioning the portion of the canvas (110) located between the two sets of hooks (150), when these two sets of hooks (150) are engaged with the hooking structures (250) provided on the vehicle,
- wherein the removable convertible top includes means (170, 172) for attaching to the structure of a vehicle based on press studs.
A vehicle, characterized by the fact that it is equipped with at least one convertible top (100 including:
- a flexible sealing canvas (110) provided with longitudinal reinforcements (120) the ends of which are adapted for resting on bars (210, 220, 230) of a vehicle,
- rigid curved lateral reinforcements (130, 140), arranged on the opposite sides of the canvas (110), parallel to the longitudinal reinforcements (120), and respectively provided with sets of hooks (150) adapted for cooperating with complementary hooking structures (250) provided on the vehicle,
- said canvas (110) and said lateral reinforcements (130, 140) cooperating so as to automatically tension the canvas (110), by elastically tensioning the portion of the canvas (110 located between the two sets of hooks (150), when these two sets of hooks (150) are engaged with the hooking structures (250) provided on the vehicle,
- wherein said vehicle includes sealing means (160) between the periphery of said at least one convertible top (100) and the structure of the vehicle and the sealing means (160) comprise two beads (162, 164), one continuous and one interrupted, at the hooking structures (250).
A removable convertible top (100) for a convertible vehicle, including:
- a flexible sealing canvas (110) provided with longitudinal reinforcements (120) the ends of which are adapted for resting on bars (210, 220, 230) of a vehicle,
- rigid curved lateral reinforcements (130, 140), arranged on the opposite sides of the canvas (110), parallel to the longitudinal reinforcements (120), and respectively provided with sets of hooks (150) adapted for cooperating with complementary hooking structures (250) provided on the vehicle,
- said canvas (110) and said lateral reinforcements (130, 140) cooperating so as to automatically tension the canvas (110), by elastically tensioning the portion of the canvas (110) located between the two sets of hooks (150), when these two sets of hooks (150) are engaged with the hooking structures (250) provided on the vehicle,
- wherein the removable convertible top includes means (170, 172) for attaching to the structure of a vehicle based on “Tenax” type buttons.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.