Vehicle top construction

Claim 1

A SUPPORT ARRANGEMENT FOR THE REAR PORTION OF A REMOVABLE TOP AT THE REAR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A VEHICLE SUPERSTRUCTURE, COMPRISING A SUBSTANTIALLY RIGID, REMOVABLE TOP PROVIDED WITH DOWNWARDLY DIRECTED SEATING SURFACE MEANS IN THE REAR PORTION THEREOF, SAID VEHICLE SUPERSTRUCTURE BEING PROVIDED WITH UPPER SURFACE MEANS, SUPPORT MEANS SUPPORTING SAID TOP ON SAID VEHICLE SUPERSTRUCTURE TO PROVIDE A GAP HAVING A SLIGHT WIDTH WHICH IS OPENED TOWARD THE EXTERIOR OF SAID MOTOR VEHICLE BETWEEN SAID SEATING SURFACE MEANS AND SAID VEHICLE SUPERSTRUCTURE UPPER SURFACE MEANS, SAID SUPPORT MEANS INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF INTERMEDIATE MEMBERS ALSO SPACED FROM SAID UPPER SURFACE MEANS OF THE VEHICLE SUPERSTRUCTURE FOR SUPPORTING SAID TOP ONLY AT PREDETERMINED INDIVIDUAL PLACES, SAID INTERMEDIATE MEMBERS EFFECTIVELY CONSTITUTING A LOCKING MECHANISM FOR REMOVABLY SECURING THE REAR PORTION OF SAID TOP ON SAID VEHICLE SUPERSTRUCTURE, SAID LOCKING MECHANISM INCLUDING TWO OUTER LEDGE MEMBERS SECURED TO SAID TOP, ANGULARLY BENT SUPPORT MEANS HAVING TWO LEG PORTIONS AND FORMING PART OF SAID SUPPORT MEANS, ONE OF SAID LEG PORTIONS BEING RIGIDLY SECURED TO SAID VEHICLE SUPERSTRUCTURE AND THE OTHER LEG PORTION FORMING TOGETHER WITH SAID LEDGE MEMBERS GUIDE MEANS, AND SLIDABLE MEMBERS ADAPTED TO BE SLIDINGLY RECEIVED WITHIN SAID GUIDE MEANS AND EFFECTIVE AS BOLT MEMBERS FOR DETACHABLY SECURING THE REAR PORTION OF SAID TOP ON SAID VEHICLE SUPERSTRUCTURE.