Canopy top for vehicles

A canopy top for covering an open cargo area in a motor vehicle, said canopy top comprising:

• a support frame consisting of a plurality of elongated tubular support members forming the support frame and forming at least a portion of an outer periphery of said canopy top;
• a plurality of flanges, each individual member of the plurality of tubular members having at least one flange of the plurality of flanges extending along a lengthwise dimension of the member;
• a plurality of panels positioned on said support frame, each individual panel connected to at least two individual flanges of said plurality of flanges;
• a plurality of connectors connecting the plurality of elongated tubular support members, plurality of flanges, and plurality of panels together to form said canopy top;
• and
• at least one access point in said canopy top to therethrough access the cargo area of the motor vehicle.

A method of making a canopy top for covering an open cargo area in a motor vehicle, the method comprising:

• joining to each other a plurality of elongated cylindrical support members with a plurality of connectors, each individual cylindrical member of the plurality positioned so as to form a canopy top support frame and to form at least a portion of an outer periphery of the canopy top;
• positioning a plurality of flanges on the plurality of elongated cylindrical support members, wherein at least one flange extends along a lengthwise dimension of each individual elongated cylindrical member of the plurality;
• connecting a plurality of panels to the canopy top support frame by connecting each individual panel to at least two individual flanges of the plurality of flanges;
• and
• providing at least one access point in the canopy top to therethrough access the cargo area of the motor vehicle.