Canopy for lightweight vehicle
AssigneeTextron Innovations Inc.
InventorsMatthew James Zaremba, Jacob Rutledge Kuglar, Stephen Christopher Campbell
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Abstract
A golf car canopy extension panel that is connectable to a canopy main panel, wherein the extension panel comprises a first extension longitudinal water channel that is fluidly connectable to a first main longitudinal water channel main panel, and a second extension longitudinal water channel that is fluidly connectable to a second main longitudinal water channel of the main panel, wherein the first and second extension longitudinal water channels each comprise a termination end structured and operable to direct water to exit the respective extension longitudinal water channel at an end of a sidewall of the respective extension longitudinal water channel.
Claims15
A golf car canopy extension panel that is connectable to a canopy main panel, said extension panel comprising:
- a first extension longitudinal water channel extending along a first longitudinal edge portion of the canopy extension panel and fluidly connectable to a first main longitudinal water channel of the main panel, the first extension longitudinal water channel comprising a termination end structured and operable to direct water to exit the first extension longitudinal water channel at an end of a sidewall of the first extension longitudinal water channel;
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- a second extension longitudinal water channel extending along a second longitudinal edge portion of the canopy extension panel and fluidly connectable to a second main longitudinal water channel of the main panel, the second extension longitudinal water channel comprising a termination end structured and operable to direct water to exit the second extension longitudinal water channel at an end of a sidewall of the second extension longitudinal water channel.
A canopy system for a lightweight vehicle, said canopy system comprising:
- a main panel mountable to a front canopy strut and at least one rearward canopy strut of the vehicle, the main panel comprising a first main longitudinal water channel extending along a first longitudinal edge portion of the canopy main panel, and a second main longitudinal water channel extending along a second longitudinal edge portion of the canopy main panel;
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- an extension panel connectable to the main panel, the extension panel comprising:
- a first extension longitudinal water channel extending along a first longitudinal edge portion of the canopy extension panel and fluidly connectable to a first main longitudinal water channel of the main panel when the extension panel is connected to the main panel, the first extension longitudinal water channel comprising a termination end structured and operable to direct water to exit the first extension longitudinal water channel at an end of a sidewall of the first extension longitudinal water channel;
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- a second extension longitudinal water channel extending along a second longitudinal edge portion of the canopy extension panel and fluidly connectable to a second main longitudinal water channel of the main panel when the extension panel is connected to the main panel, the second extension longitudinal water channel comprising a termination end structured and operable to direct water to exit the second extension longitudinal water channel at an end of a sidewall of the second extension longitudinal water channel.
A lightweight vehicle, said vehicle comprising:
- a chassis;
- a body mounted to the chassis;
- a passenger compartment supported by the chassis;
- a plurality of canopy support struts mounted to the body;
- a canopy system mountable to canopy support struts above at least the passenger compartment, the canopy system comprising:
- a main panel mountable to the canopy struts, the main panel comprising a first main longitudinal water channel extending along a first longitudinal edge portion of the canopy main panel, and a second main longitudinal water channel extending along a second longitudinal edge portion of the canopy main panel;
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- an extension panel connectable to the main panel, the extension panel comprising:
- a first extension longitudinal water channel extending along a first longitudinal edge portion of the canopy extension panel and fluidly connectable to a first main longitudinal water channel of the main panel when the extension panel is connected to the main panel, the first extension longitudinal water channel comprising a termination end structured and operable to direct water to exit the first extension longitudinal water channel at an end of a sidewall of the first extension longitudinal water channel;
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- a second extension longitudinal water channel extending along a second longitudinal edge portion of the canopy extension panel and fluidly connectable to a second main longitudinal water channel of the main panel when the extension panel is connected to the main panel, the second extension longitudinal water channel comprising a termination end structured and operable to direct water to exit the second extension longitudinal water channel at an end of a sidewall of the second extension longitudinal water channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.