Top having a locking mechanism

A top for a convertible vehicle, comprising:

• a top cover and a top linkage which is displaceable between a covering position, in which a vehicle interior is covered, and a storage position, in which the vehicle interior is uncovered, and which comprises a link assembly on either side of a vertical longitudinal center plane of the vehicle, each link assembly being pivotably mounted on a vehicle-attached main bearing and securable in at least two positions of the top linkage by means of a locking device comprising a lock element disposed on a first link of the link assembly, a first lock counterelement, and a second vehicle-attached lock counterelement, wherein the first lock counterelement of each locking device is disposed on a second link of the respective link assembly;
• wherein the lock elements each comprise a spring device which acts in the direction of an engaged position.