Abstract: A flexible-roof support for a vehicle. The vehicle has a door opening on each side, each door opening having an upper part. The flexible-roof support includes two side bows, each side bow having a short leg, a long leg, and an elbow where the short and long legs are connected, and distal ends opposite the elbow. The distal ends of the short legs are pivotally attachable to the vehicle above the belt line and behind the door openings, such that the side bows are alignable with the sides of the vehicle and the long legs of the side bows are alignable with the upper part of the door openings. Another embodiment is a flexible-roof support which includes a front bow, two front bow arms, each front bow arm having two ends and, two bow pivots, such that the support may be folded back to form a sun roof, to the flexible-roof support or to a portion of the flexible roof which remains over the passenger compartment. The front bow has a member which substantially spans the width of the vehicle and has two ends.

Abstract: A vehicle convertible top boot assembly (18) is disclosed as including a rigid boot (20) having forward, rearward, and side portions (22, 24, 26) that define an access opening (28) opened and closed by a cover (30) so as to permit storage of articles in a storage receptacle (32). The rigid boot (20) preferably includes a central member (34) and a pair of side members (38) mounted on opposite ends (36) of the central member by detachable connections (40). The cover (30) is preferably pivotally mounted by a hinge (48) at its rear extremity to provide convenience in the storage. The storage receptacle (32) preferably has an upwardly opening shape mounted below the access opening (28) and preferably is constructed as a flexible bag whose upper end has a connection (56) to the boot.