Automobile roof harness
OwnerDaniel E. Championinventor
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Abstract
A harness for removing automobile roof panels such as targa tops and removable hard tops can include a pair of straps having fastening mechanisms disposed on ends thereof. The fastening mechanisms enable an individual to securely fit the harness about the removable roof panel. The harness is provided with a selectively positionable handle which the user is able to grab and obtain proper leverage when removing the roof panel. The fastening mechanisms are adjustable to allow each strap to be wrapped around the roof panel, connected together, and tightened. When both straps have been tightened with the handle at the selected position on the top of the roof panel, the panel can be lifted from the vehicle with one hand using the handle and the other hand serving as a pivot point.
Claims11
A portable roof panel harness for removing a removable roof panel of an automobile comprising:
- a plurality of flexible roof panel straps, each strap having a length sufficient to encircle the roof panel in a direction perpendicular to a lengthwise axis of the automobile;
- a handle member connected between at least two of the plurality of flexible roof panel straps and selectively positionable on the roof panel, the handle member defining a connecting member for connecting the at least two roof panel straps;
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- a fastening mechanism disposed on a first end of at least one of the plurality of flexible roof panel straps, the fastening mechanism being releasably and adjustably engageable with a second end of the at least one flexible roof panel strap to removably secure the portable harness about the roof panel, wherein the handle member enables an individual to grab the handle member and remove the roof panel.
A method for removing a removable roof panel of an automobile comprising the steps of:
- installing a portable harness having a plurality of flexible straps, each flexible strap having a length sufficient to encircle the roof panel in a direction perpendicular to a lengthwise axis of the automobile;
- positioning a handle member connected between at least two of the plurality of flexible straps at a desired position on the roof panel;
- engaging a fastening mechanism disposed on a first end of at least one of the plurality of flexible straps with a second end of the at least one flexible strap, the fastening mechanism being releasably and adjustably engageable with the second end of the at least one flexible strap to removably secure the portable harness about the roof panel;
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- removing the roof panel using the handle member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.