Hard support corner for a soft top
AssigneeBestop, Inc.
InventorsStephen J. Lewis, Charles C. Turney, Jonathon G. Moore, Duane C. Junkin
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Abstract
A quarter window assembly for a soft top cover assembly that is removable. The quarter window assembly is connectable to the soft cover assembly. The quarter window assembly has a hard corner assembly mountable to features connected to a vehicle. The hard corner assembly is an injection molded plastic assembly. The quarter window assembly also has a panel carrying at least one window, and the panel is secured to the hard corner assembly.
Claims13
A quarter window assembly for a vehicle, comprising;
- at least one panel portion with at least one window, said at least one panel portion being made of a soft material and having an upper attachment member adapted to connect to a mating attachment member on a soft top cover;
- and
- at least one hard corner support connected to the at least one panel portion, said hard corner support adapted to connect toward a rear of the vehicle to provide support and an attachment location for the at least one panel portion;
- wherein the quarter window assembly additionally provides an attachment location for a rear window assembly;
- and
- wherein the quarter window assembly is selectively removable from the vehicle for maintenance, replacement, repair or when a more vehicle open air feel is desired.
A quarter window assembly for a vehicle, comprising;
- at least one panel portion with at least one window, said at least one panel portion being made of a soft material and having an upper attachment member adapted to connect to a mating attachment member on a soft top cover;
- and
- at least one hard corner support connected to the at least one panel portion, said hard corner support adapted to connect toward a rear of the vehicle to provide support and an attachment location for the at least one panel portion;
- wherein the quarter window assembly is selectively removable from the vehicle for maintenance, replacement, repair or when a more vehicle open air feel is desired;
- wherein the hard corner support includes at least one locking feature adapted to engage a retention member connected to the vehicle to selectively locate one end of the hard corner support in position;
- and
- wherein the hard corner support further includes at least one attachment feature attachable to the vehicle to selectively locate the other end of the hard corner support in position.
A quarter window assembly for a vehicle, comprising;
- at least one panel portion with at least one window, said at least one panel portion being made of a soft material and having an upper attachment member adapted to connect to a mating attachment member on a soft top cover;
- and
- at least one hard corner support connected to the at least one panel portion, said hard corner support adapted to connect toward a rear of the vehicle to provide support and an attachment location for the at least one panel portion;
- wherein the quarter window assembly is selectively removable from the vehicle for maintenance, replacement, repair or when a more vehicle open air feel is desired;
- wherein the hard corner support includes at least one locking feature adapted to engage a retention member connected to the vehicle to selectively locate one end of the hard corner support in position;
- and
- wherein the at least one locking feature is a tongue adapted to engage the retention member, wherein the retention member is integrally formed with or operably connected to the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.