US 11,987,196 B2
Roll cage center supports
Robby Gordon, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by Robby Gordon, Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Nov. 25, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/105,062.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/940,821, filed on Nov. 26, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0155190 A1, May 27, 2021
Int. Cl. B60R 21/13 (2006.01); B60R 21/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 21/13 (2013.01) [B60R 2021/0018 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A roll cage center support comprising a chassis of a vehicle, the center support comprising:
a center roof bar disposed along a midline of a canopy of the vehicle;
windshield braces for reinforcing a front of the center roof bar, the windshield braces being disposed at an angle with respect to one another, the angle being configured to reinforce the front of the center roof bar to withstand forces exerted on the canopy during a rollover event;
front strut braces configured to support the windshield braces, each of the front strut brace is coupled to a location of a front strut crossmember that is above a top mount of a front strut;
roof braces for reinforcing a rear of the center roof bar, the roof braces disposed at an angle with respect to one another, the angle being configured to reinforce the rear of the center roof bar to withstand forces exerted on the canopy during the rollover event;
rear braces and braces further coupled to the respective roof braces; a front hoop that extends forward from a dash bar, the front hoop has a proximal end and a distal end;
a platform spatially positioned below and forward to the front hoop, the platform is of an elongated rectangular profile having a front end portion and a rear end portion;
a front forward stay of a V-shape profile, the front forward stay extends between the proximal end of the front hoop, the distal end of the front hoop, and the front end portion of the platform; and
a rear forward stay of a V-shape profile, the rear forward stay extends between the proximal end of the front hoop, the distal end of the front hoop, and the rear end portion of the platform,
wherein the front end portion and the rear end portion of the platform are along an x-axis, the proximal end and the distal end of the front hoop are along a y-axis, the x-axis is perpendicular to the y-axis.