Vehicle strut and lifting device and system
AssigneeIntegrity Auto Group, Inc.
InventorJalil G. Jabaji
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Abstract
A dual acting gas strut system for a vehicle such as a sports utility vehicle that allows for easier and safer opening and closing of the soft top roof as well as the rear cargo access area. The gas strut attaches to the soft top frame using a ball stud or pin and clevis, at each end, the ball stud or pin and clevis, which is either attached directly to the soft top frame, or is attached to a bracket which attaches to the soft top frame. Alternatively, the gas strut only attaches to the soft top frame at one end and is attached to the vehicle at the other. Each end is attached using a ball stud or pin and clevis, which is either attached directly to the soft top frame or vehicle, or is attached to a bracket which, is attached to the soft top frame or vehicle.
Claims20
A lifting system for a rear cargo soft top of a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a first tube and piston component attached to a first side of a rear cargo section of the vehicle;
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- a second tube and piston component attached to a second side of the rear cargo section of the vehicle, wherein the second side is on a laterally opposite side of the vehicle from the first side;
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- a plurality of pivot members attached to a soft top frame of the vehicle that supports the rear cargo soft top,
- wherein the soft top frame comprises a forward soft top frame section attached to at least one of the plurality of pivot members,
- wherein each of the first tube and piston component and the second tube and piston component comprise a first end configured to operatively connect to the vehicle, and a second end configured to operatively connect to the soft top frame, and
- wherein actuation of the first tube and piston component and the second tube and piston component occurs by manual user actuation of a latch, and without electrical actuation applied to the system.
A lifting system for a rear cargo soft top of a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a first tube and piston component attached to a first side of a rear cargo section of the vehicle;
- a second tube and piston component attached to a second side of the rear cargo section of the vehicle, wherein the second side is on a laterally opposite side of the vehicle from the first side;
- a first latch to control movement of the first tube and piston component;
- a second latch to control movement of the second tube and piston component;
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- a plurality of pivot members attached to a soft top frame of the vehicle that supports the rear cargo soft top,
- wherein each of the first tube and piston component and the second tube and piston component comprise a first end configured to operatively connect to a first portion of the soft top frame, and a second end configured to operatively connect to a second portion of the soft top frame, and
- wherein each of the first tube and piston component and the second tube and piston component are configured to articulate in tandem (i) from a compressed position to a first extended position as the rear cargo soft top is lifted away from the vehicle, and (ii) from the first extended position to the compressed position as the rear cargo soft top is lowered towards the vehicle;
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- wherein actuation of the first tube and piston component and the second tube and piston component occurs by manual user actuation of the first latch and the second latch, and without electrical actuation applied to the system.
A lifting system for a rear cargo soft top of a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a single first tube and piston component attached to a first side of a soft top frame of a rear cargo section of the vehicle;
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- a single second tube and piston component attached to a second side of the soft top frame of the rear cargo section of the vehicle, wherein the second side is on a laterally opposite side of the vehicle from the first side,
- wherein each of the first tube and piston component and the second tube and piston component comprise a first end configured to operatively connect to a first portion of the soft top frame, and a second end configured to operatively connect to a second portion of the soft top frame, and
- wherein actuation of the first tube and piston component and the second tube and piston component occurs by manual user actuation of a latch, and without electrical actuation applied to the system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.