Bestop, Inc.

Michael Beltowski

George C Stickles

Rick H Troeger

Richard C Essig

Tavis Lutzka

William Henry Haberkamp

Eric D Getzschman

A retractable overhead assembly for a vehicle having a retractable cover () under tension and an integrated stiffening rod that includes attachment features () to selectively connect to a windshield area. The retractable system is self contained within an extrusion keeping the overall package size small and the installation/removal simple. The retractable cover creates a sun shade over the vehicle front cockpit and/or rear passenger area when deployed, and is retractable to a stowed position. The retractable overhead assembly is installable under any hard or soft top assembly configuration, and does not impede use or operation of the hard top or soft top assembly.

Retractable overhead shade

A tonneau cover assembly with a top cover connected to a cable tensioning system that eliminates the need for side rails to both locate and tension the top cover. The cable tension system seals out environmental elements and holds the tonneau cover and fabric management bows of the assembly in place. The assembly includes a front attachment assembly and rear attachment assembly connected to cables, where the front attachment provides a forward mounting location and seals a front bow to the vehicle. The rear attachment assembly holds the top cover in a closed tensioned state until the cover is opened by an operator. The tonneau cover assembly reduces weight and complexity, while eliminating the need for side rails.

Cable tonneau cover

Growing community of inventors

Firestone, CO, United States of America

Michael Beltowski