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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2011
Dennis G. Barker, Denver, CO (US);
Dennis G. Barker, Denver, CO (US);
Ingenious Designs, LLC, Wixom, MI (US);
Abstract
A retractable top for a vehicle having an open top, the vehicle including four doors, the retractable top including a left and a right rear roll bar projecting vertically from the rear floor above the vertical walls, the roll bars projecting forward to join a transverse roll bar forming a roll cage, the retractable top including support members attached to two of the three horizontal sides. The retractable top includes linkage arms attached to support members configured to move from a retracted position to an extended position, the linkage arms including a bow arm having a first tapered interconnection aperture, the first tapered interconnection aperture shaped to receive a first connector and recess the first connector such that an end of the first connector is flush with a first surface of the bow arm. The retractable top includes an enclosure material that covers the open top when extended.