Hard top convertible for jeep-type utility vehicle
OwnerDaniel Morleyinventor
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Abstract
A hard top and soft top convertible system for a Jeep-like vehicle which includes, in one embodiment, a replacement for the conventional roll-bar cage with a roll-bar frame that is aligned with the outer edges of the vehicle. The roll-bar frame is made of high strength metal, acting as a substitute for the conventional roll bar. The top includes removable outer hard top, side windows and rear window. The top includes pliable inner soft top, side windows, and rear window, each of which may be rolled into a stored position within the frame using electric motors for open air use of the vehicle. Another embodiment employs a similarly configured frame which is provided in a set of pieces which are assembled over an existing roll bar frame of the Jeep-like vehicle.
Claims20
A hard top/soft top convertible system comprising:
- a frame adapted for replacement of a roll-bar cage in a Jeep-type utility vehicle, said frame including an upper frame member defining a top opening, a left side frame member, a right side frame member and a rear frame member, each said side frame member defining a side window opening, said rear frame member defining a rear window opening;
- a pliable top window closure rotatably mounted within the top opening of said upper frame member;
- a pliable side a window closure rotatably mounted within the side window opening of each said side frame member;
- a pliable rear window closure rotatably mounted within the rear window opening of said rear frame member;
- a rigid top panel removably mounted over the top opening of said upper frame member;
- a rigid side panel removably mounted over the side window opening of each said side frame member;
- a rigid rear panel removably mounted over the rear window opening of said rear frame member;
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- motorized means for rotatably actuating each said pliable window closure between an open position and a closed position within the respective window opening.
A hard top/soft top convertible system comprising:
- a frame shell dimensioned and configured for assembly over a roll-bar cage in a Jeep-type utility vehicle, said frame shell including an upper frame member defining a top opening, a left side frame member, a right side frame member and a rear frame member, each said side frame member defining a side window opening, said rear frame member defining a rear window opening;
- a pliable top window closure rotatably mounted within the top opening of said upper frame member;
- a pliable side window closure rotatably mounted within the side window opening of each said side frame member;
- a pliable rear window closure rotatably mounted within the rear window opening of said rear frame member;
- a rigid top panel removably mounted over the top opening of said upper frame member;
- a rigid side panel removably mounted over the side window opening of each said side frame member;
- a rigid rear panel removably mounted over the rear window opening of said rear frame member;
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- motorized means for rotatably actuating each said pliable window closure between an open position and a closed position within the respective window opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.