Vehicle roof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11634016-B2
Application number	US-202117203726-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 16, 2021
Priority date	Mar 16, 2020
Publication date	Apr 25, 2023
Grant date	Apr 25, 2023

Abstract

A roofing system for a Jeep type multiple row seating Jeep type SUV having a parallel separated longitudinal support beam structure extending roll cage with rear ends of the longitudinal support beams inclined to a belt line of the vehicle, the system including a rear rigid portion extending transverse of the vehicle, a cloth portion forward of the rigid portion covering at least a front seating row of the vehicle being openable.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A roofing system for a vehicle having a parallel separated longitudinal support beam structure extending roll cage with rear ends of the longitudinal support beams inclined to a belt line of the vehicle, the system comprising:
a rigid portion extending transverse of the vehicle;
a cloth portion forward of the rigid portion covering at least a front seating row of the vehicle being openable;
one or more sidearms connected to one of the rear ends of the roll cage, the one or more side arms extending rearwardly therefrom and at least partially supporting the rigid portion.

2. The roofing system of claim 1 having a pivotable rear window.

3. The roofing system of claim 1 having at least one rear quarter window that at least partially supports said rigid portion.

4. A roofing system for a vehicle having a roll cage with a parallel separated longitudinal support beam structure having rear ends of the longitudinal support beams inclined to a belt line of the vehicle, the system comprising:
a cloth cover extending the full length of the roof of the vehicle;
wherein the cloth cover extends over the at least a front seating row of the vehicle is openable;
two rigid rear quarter panels, wherein the parallel separated longitudinal support beam structure supports the two rigid rear quarter panels, and
two side arms connected with and extending rearwardly from the parallel separated longitudinal support beam structure, where in a first one of the two side arms at least partially supports a first one of the two rigid rear quarter panels and a second one of the two side arms at least partially supports a second one of the two rigid rear quarter panels.

5. The roofing system of claim 4 wherein the cloth cover over at least 2 rows of seating is openable.

6. The roofing system of claim 4 wherein each of the two rigid rear quarter panels has a side window.

7. The roofing system of claim 4 further comprising a roof supporting framework additionally supporting a pivotable rear window.

8. The roofing system of claim 4 wherein the two rigid rear quarter panels are shaped as a hatchback.

9. The roofing system of claim 4 wherein the cloth cover of the roof has a front portion that folds over a top of a rear portion.

10. The roof supporting system of claim 4 wherein each of the two rigid rear quarter panels has a rear portion forming a rear portion of the roof extending transversely of the vehicle.

11. The roof supporting system of claim 8 wherein each of the two rigid rear quarter panels has a rear portion forming a rear portion of the roof extending transversely of the vehicle.

12. The roof supporting system of claim 4 wherein each one of the two side arms include two member fastener connected longitudinal brackets connected with the roll cage longitudinal support beams extending rearwardly therefrom and at least partially supporting rigid rear quarter panels.

13. The roof supporting system of claim 4 wherein the quarter panel has a rear portion forming a rear portion of the roof extending transversely of the vehicle and forms a window.

14. The roofing system of claim 6 wherein the entire one of each of the two rigid rear quarter panels forms a window.

15. The roofing system of claim 10 wherein the entire one of each of the two rigid rear quarter panels forms a window.

Assignees

• Bestop Inc

Inventors

• Larson John
• Smith David A
• Getzschman Eric D
• Knight Tommy L

Classifications

• B60J7/11

  Removable panels, e.g. sunroofs · CPC title

• B60J7/1291 Primary

  Soft tops for closed vehicle bodies · CPC title

• B60J7/08 Primary

  of non-sliding type, i.e. movable or removable roofs or panels, e.g. let-down tops or roofs capable of being easily detached or of assuming a collapsed or inoperative position · CPC title

• B60J1/1823

  adjustable relative to hard- or soft-top, e.g. pivotable · CPC title