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AssigneePolaris Industries Inc.
InventorsBrian T. Utter, James A. J. Holroyd, Scott T. Mazour
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A recreational vehicle with side by side seating has or can receive an overhead tubular framework with an accessory rail removably attached to an overhead cross member of the tubular framework. The accessory rail providing an anchor for a forward edge of a soft top with the soft top wrapping around the overhead cross member and extending rearwardly and being supported by and secured to the tubular framework. The soft top covering the side by side seating region. The accessory rail having three functional portions positioned circumferentially about an axis of the rail. A first functional portion providing the fixed anchor for the forward edge of the soft top, another functional portion providing interface and attachment features for connecting the rail to the overhead cross member, and another functional portion providing accessory mounting with variable positioning and attachment of an array of accessories above and forward of the side by side seating region.
An overhead framework including a forwardmost overhead tubular cross member adapted for mounting over a side by side seating region on a recreational vehicle;
An overhead framework including a forwardmost overhead tubular cross member adapted for mounting over a side by side seating region on a recreational vehicle;
An accessory rail for mounting on an overhead cross member extending forwardly of a seating region of a side by side recreational vehicle, the accessory rail being elongate and having an axis extending in the elongate direction, the accessory rail unitary and formed of aluminum, the accessory rail having circumferentially arranged about the rail axis, an interface portion for interfacing with the overhead tubular cross member, a fixed anchor portion for receiving a forward edge portion of a soft top, an accessory mounting portion for mounting accessories and positionally adjusting the accessories wherein the interface portion for interfacing with the overhead tubular cross member has a pair of divergent projections.
An accessory rail for mounting on an overhead cross member extending forwardly of a seating region of a side by side recreational vehicle, the accessory rail being elongate and having an axis extending in the elongate direction, the accessory rail unitary and formed of aluminum, the accessory rail having circumferentially arranged about the rail axis, an interface portion for interfacing with the overhead tubular cross member, a fixed anchor portion for receiving a forward edge portion of a soft top, an accessory mounting portion for mounting accessories and positionally adjusting the accessories, wherein each of the interface portion for interfacing with the overhead tubular cross member, the fixed anchor portion for receiving a forward edge portion of a soft top, and the accessory mounting portion for mounting accessories and positionally adjusting the accessories has, in cross section, a C-shape.
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