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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2011
Dennis G. Barker, Golden, CO (US);
Dennis G. Barker, Golden, CO (US);
Ingenious Designs, LLC, Wixom, MI (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment of a retractable top for a vehicle having an open top, including a left and a right rear roll bar projecting vertically from the rear floor above the height of the vertical walls, the roll bars projecting forward to join a transverse roll bar and forming a roll cage, the retractable top includes support members attached to two of the three horizontal sides. The retractable top includes linkage arms attached to the support members configured to move from a retracted position to an extended position, linkage arms including a bow arm that has 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 oriented to cover the open top when extended.