US 11,731,565 B2
Roof rack and sunshade for a convertible roof
Christoph Koslowski, Northwest Atlanta, GA (US)
Assigned to MYTOP IP. LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by MyTop IP, LLC, Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Nov. 23, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/533,525.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/119,702, filed on Dec. 1, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0169184 A1, Jun. 2, 2022
Int. Cl. B60J 7/06 (2006.01); B60R 9/04 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 9/04 (2013.01) [B60J 7/06 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An automotive vehicle, convertible roof apparatus comprising:
(a) at least one flexible convertible roof cover moveable from a closed position to an open position;
(b) stationary and side vehicular-mounted receivers each having an opening therein, the receivers being located internal to the roof cover when the roof cover is in the closed position;
(c) a cross-car elongated, roof rack beam;
(d) shafts extending below the beam with portions of the roof cover located between distal ends of the shafts and the beam; and
(e) the distal ends of the shafts projecting through external openings of the roof cover and being removably received within the opening of each of the receivers.