Canopy for lightweight vehicle
AssigneeTextron 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.
Claims20
A golf car passenger compartment enclosure assembly, said enclosure assembly comprising:
- a first enclosure mounting rail structured and operable to connect to a canopy of the golf car within a first water channel of the canopy;
- a second enclosure mounting rail structured and operable to connect to the canopy within a second water channel of the canopy;
- a rear enclosure mounting rail structured and operable to connect to the canopy;
- and an enclosure connectable to the first enclosure mounting rail, the second enclosure mounting rail and the rear enclosure mounting rail and structured and operable to enclose a passenger compartment and a golf bag well of the golf car.
A canopy system for a lightweight vehicle, said canopy system comprising:
- a pair of front canopy struts mountable to the vehicle;
- a rear canopy strut mountable to the vehicle;
- a canopy mountable to the front and rear canopy struts;
- and a passenger compartment enclosure assembly, wherein the enclosure assembly comprises:
- a first enclosure mounting rail structured and operable to connect to the canopy within a first water channel of the canopy;
- a second enclosure mounting rail structured and operable to connect to the canopy within a second water channel of the canopy;
- a rear enclosure mounting rail structured and operable to connect to the canopy;
- and an enclosure connectable to the first enclosure mounting rail, the second enclosure mounting rail and the rear enclosure mounting rail and structured and operable to enclose a passenger compartment and a golf bag well of the vehicle.
A lightweight vehicle, said vehicle comprising:
- a chassis;
- a body mounted to the chassis;
- a passenger compartment supported by the chassis;
- and a canopy system, wherein the canopy system comprises:
- a pair of front canopy struts mountable to the vehicle;
- a rear canopy strut mountable to the vehicle;
- a canopy mountable to the front and rear canopy struts;
- and a passenger compartment enclosure assembly, wherein the enclosure assembly comprises:
- a first enclosure mounting rail structured and operable to connect to the canopy within a first water channel of the canopy;
- a second enclosure mounting rail structured and operable to connect to the canopy within a second water channel of the canopy;
- a rear enclosure mounting rail structured and operable to connect to the canopy;
- and an enclosure connectable to the first enclosure mounting rail, the second enclosure mounting rail and the rear enclosure mounting rail and structured and operable to enclose a passenger compartment and a golf bag well of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.