Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sliding / folding soft top assembly for SUV
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Application No.: US14941070Application Date: 2015-11-13
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Publication No.: US10173504B2Publication Date: 2019-01-08
- Inventor: Stephen John Lewis , Florin Avram
- Applicant: Bestop, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CO Louisville
- Assignee: Bestop, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Bestop, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Louisville
- Agency: Warn Partners, P.C.
- Main IPC: B60J7/02
- IPC: B60J7/02 ; B60J7/06 ; B60J7/12

Abstract:
A sliding/folding soft top assembly having opposing first and second linkage assemblies with a plurality of guide rollers located within a first and second guide track for selectively moving the soft top assembly between a deployed position to a first stowed position or a retracted stowed position. A first bow and second bow are coupled to each of the first and second linkage assemblies, which include a first pivot joint for rotating the first bow to the first stowed position. A rear pivot joint allows a rear link of the first and second linkage assemblies to rotate in an area where the first and second guide tracks curve. A third bow is rotatably connected to first and second pivot brackets, and a fourth bow is pivotably connected to the third bow, to allow rotation of the third and fourth bow between the deployed position and retracted stowed position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160068051A1 SLIDING / FOLDING SOFT TOP ASSEMBLY FOR SUV Public/Granted day:2016-03-10
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