Removable soft top section for an automobile

Description

FIG. 1 is a front top perspective view of the removable soft top portion design, the dashed lines illustrating non-claimed, environmental subject matter;

FIG. 2 is a rear top perspective view of the removable soft top, the bottom left corner of the figure indicating that part of the rear portion of the soft top illustrated in dashed lines is not claimed herein;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the design;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof, showing, on the right, a rollbar attachment loop;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged side elevational view showing, sequentially from right to left, a hook-and-loop closure strip, a zipper closure, and a further hook-and-loop closure strip which connect the removable soft top portion to the rear portion of the soft top;

FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D259340 May 26, 1981 Stengel
D322055 December 3, 1991 Bruce et al.
3167349 January 1965 Young et al.
5186513 February 16, 1993 Strother
5299850 April 5, 1994 Kaneko et al.
Patent History
Patent number: D394638
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 25, 1996
Date of Patent: May 26, 1998
Inventors: Ira Weiner (Aventura, FL), Brad Blakely (Hollywood, FL), Chris Laws (S. Dennis, MA)
Primary Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas
Assistant Examiner: Catherine R. Oliver
Attorneys: Herbert L. Lerner, Laurence A. Greenberg
Application Number: 0/56,181
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Collapsible Fabric, Tent, Or Size-adjustable Type (22) (D12/403)
International Classification: 1216;