Vehicle roof
AssigneeBestop, Inc.
InventorsJohn Larson, David A. Smith, Eric D. Getzschman, Tommy L. Knight
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Abstract
A roofing system for a Jeep type multiple row seating Jeep type SUV having a parallel separated longitudinal support beam structure extending roll cage with rear ends of the longitudinal support beams inclined to a belt line of the vehicle, the system including a rear rigid portion extending transverse of the vehicle, a cloth portion forward of the rigid portion covering at least a front seating row of the vehicle being openable.
Claims15
A roofing system for a vehicle having a parallel separated longitudinal support beam structure extending roll cage with rear ends of the longitudinal support beams inclined to a belt line of the vehicle, the system comprising:
- a rigid portion extending transverse of the vehicle;
- a cloth portion forward of the rigid portion covering at least a front seating row of the vehicle being openable;
- one or more sidearms connected to one of the rear ends of the roll cage, the one or more side arms extending rearwardly therefrom and at least partially supporting the rigid portion.
A roofing system for a vehicle having a roll cage with a parallel separated longitudinal support beam structure having rear ends of the longitudinal support beams inclined to a belt line of the vehicle, the system comprising:
- a cloth cover extending the full length of the roof of the vehicle;
- wherein the cloth cover extends over the at least a front seating row of the vehicle is openable;
- two rigid rear quarter panels, wherein the parallel separated longitudinal support beam structure supports the two rigid rear quarter panels, and
- two side arms connected with and extending rearwardly from the parallel separated longitudinal support beam structure, where in a first one of the two side arms at least partially supports a first one of the two rigid rear quarter panels and a second one of the two side arms at least partially supports a second one of the two rigid rear quarter panels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.