Top carrier for a convertible jeep-type vehicle
OwnerCharles J. Welterinventor
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Abstract
A pair of two piece clamps are removably attached to a roll bar located towards the rear of a convertible jeep-type vehicle and to a rigid cross bar over the roll bar which in turn has connecting bars attaching the rear cross bar to a front cross bar which in turn is attached to the frame of the windshield. The fabric convertible top is secured between the clamp sections. This provides an overhead carrier with a canvas or fabric covering top in place.
Claims8
An overhead type rack or carrier for a jeep-type vehicle having a front windshield, a fabric top and a roll bar below the fabric top located to the rear of and extending from side to side of the vehicle, comprising:
- (a) a horizontal rigid elongated rear cross bar located above the roll bar;
- (b) clamp means located near each end of said rear cross bar;
- (c) said clamp means comprising:
- I. a rigid upper clamp member securely attached to said cross bar;
- II. a lower U-bolt member for going around said roll bar;
- III. resilient seal means located between said upper clamp member and said U-bolt for releasably holding the fabric cover;
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- IV. means for releasably securing together said U-bolt member and said upper clamp member;
- (d) a rigid elongated front cross bar paralleling and forward of said rear cross bar;
- (e) vertical support rod means attached at each end of said front cross bar;
- (f) means for releasably securing said vertical support rod means to said vehicle;
- (g) rigid hoizontal elongated connecting bar means;
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- (h) means for releasably securing said connecting bar means between said front cross bar and said rear cross bar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.