초록 ▼

A kit which provides a removable top assembly for a vehicle (e.g., all-terrain vehicles) includes a pair of lateral upright supports adapted to being rigidly fixed to a rear portion of the vehicle, forward and rearward generally U-shaped upright support bows adapted to being removably coupled to the

A kit which provides a removable top assembly for a vehicle (e.g., all-terrain vehicles) includes a pair of lateral upright supports adapted to being rigidly fixed to a rear portion of the vehicle, forward and rearward generally U-shaped upright support bows adapted to being removably coupled to the lateral supports, and a forwardly extending, generally horizontal support bow adapted to being removably coupled to an upper region of the forward upright support bow. A fabric top component is connected at its forward edge to the horizontal support bow and at its rearward edge to the rearward upright support bow, the forward support bow serving to support the fabric along a region between its forward and rearward edges. When the top assembly is erected, the forward and rearward upright support bows will be inwardly flexed relative to one another so as to exert a tension force upon the fabric top component (i.e., due to the tendency of the upright support bows to separate from one another) to thereby maintain the same in a taunt condition.

대표청구항 ▼

A kit which provides a removable top assembly for a vehicle comprising the following components: a pair of lateral upright support members adapted to being rigidly coupled to a rearward portion of the vehicle, each said lateral upright support member having forward and rearward upright support posts

A kit which provides a removable top assembly for a vehicle comprising the following components: a pair of lateral upright support members adapted to being rigidly coupled to a rearward portion of the vehicle, each said lateral upright support member having forward and rearward upright support posts; a first support bow including a first generally U-shaped support rod, and a pair of first elongate support rods each having an upper end adapted to being removably connected to a respective end of said first U-shaped support rod and a lower end adapted to being removably connected to a respective one of said forward upright support posts; each of said first elongate support rods of said first support bow including a nib which projects outwardly therefrom; a second support bow including a second generally U-shaped support rod, and a pair of second elongate support rods each having an upper end adapted to being removably connected to a respective end of said second U-shaped support rod and a lower end adapted to being removably connected to a respective one of said rearward upright support posts; a third support bow including a third generally U-shaped support rod, and a pair of third elongate support rods each having an front end adapted to being removably connected to a respective end of said third U-shaped support rod and rear end adapted to being removably connected to a respective one of said nibs of said first elongate support rods; and a fabric cover component having a forward edge attached to said third U-shaped support rod, and a rearward edge attached to said second U-shaped support rod.