Convertible top for ATV
AssigneeRain Riders, LLC
InventorsJohn T. Weddington, Raymond L. Miller
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Abstract
A convertible protective top for a vehicle. The top including a retractable canopy and at least two mounting brackets. The canopy includes at least two spaced-apart side members; at least two spaced-apart cross-members, and a cover attached to the cross-members. The cross-members are positioned between and slidably engaged with the side members, wherein the cross-members and cover are moved along the side members to retract the cover. The mounting brackets are attached to a front end and a rear end of the vehicle. Each of the mounting brackets include at least two vertical tubular members for receiving respective ones of the side members for securing the canopy to the vehicle.
Claims25
A convertible protective top for being attached to a vehicle, comprising:
- (a) a retractable canopy, the canopy comprising:
- (i) at least two spaced-apart side members;
- (ii) at least two spaced-apart cross-members, wherein the cross-members are positioned between and slidably engaged with the side members;
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- (iii) a flexible cover attached to the cross-members, wherein the cross-members and cover are adapted for being moved along the side members as desired to retract or extend the cover;
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- (b) at least two mounting brackets for being attached to a front end and a rear end of the vehicle for securing the canopy to the vehicle.
A convertible protective top for being attached to a vehicle, comprising:
- (a) an arcuate retractable canopy, the canopy comprising:
- (i) at least two spaced-apart flexible side members;
- (ii) a plurality of spaced-apart cross-members positioned between the side members, the cross-members having a hole positioned on opposing ends of the cross-members for slidably engaging the side members, wherein the side members are slid through the holes;
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- (iii) a flexible cover including opposing side edges and opposing end edges, wherein each of the opposing side edges is slidably attached to a respective one of the side members by at least one pocket, and wherein each of the opposing end edges is attached to a respective one of the cross-members;
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- (b) at least two mounting brackets for being attached to a front end and a rear end of the vehicle, each of the mounting brackets including at least two vertical tubular members for receiving respective ones of the side members and securing the canopy to the vehicle.
A convertible protective top for being attached to a vehicle, comprising:
- (a) an arcuate retractable canopy, the canopy comprising:
- (i) at least two spaced-apart flexible side members;
- (ii) a plurality of spaced-apart cross-members positioned between the side members, the cross-members having a hole positioned on opposing ends of the cross-members for slidably engaging the side members, wherein the side members are slid through the holes;
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- (iii) a flexible rectangular cover slidably attached to the side members, the cover having a plurality of pockets attached to opposing side edges of the cover for securing each of the side edges to a respective one of the side members, each of the pockets has a hole transverse to the pocket for receiving a respective one of the cross-members for allowing the side members, pockets, and cross-members to be connected together;
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- (b) at least two mounting brackets for being attached to a front end and a rear end of the vehicle, each of the mounting brackets including at least two vertical tubular members for receiving respective ones of the side members and securing the canopy to the vehicle.
A method of attaching a convertible protective top to a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a retractable canopy, the canopy comprising:
- (i) at least two spaced-apart side members;
- (ii) at least two spaced-apart cross-members, wherein the cross-members are positioned between and slidably engaged with the side members;
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- (iii) a cover attached to the cross-members, wherein the cross-members and cover are moved along the side members to retract the cover;
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- (b) providing at least two mounting brackets and attaching the mounting brackets to a front end and a rear end of the vehicle, the mounting brackets including at least two vertical tubular members for receiving respective ones of the side members;
- (c) sliding opposing ends of each side member through an opening of respective ones of the vertical tubular members positioned at the front end and rear end of the vehicle;
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- (d) inserting a connecter through a hole in the opposing ends of each side member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.