Folding top covering for a folding top of a vehicle

Claim 2

A folding-top covering, for a folding top of a vehicle, on which the covering is stretched onto a supporting folding-top frame structure, comprising two releasably interconnected folding-top front and back covering portions arranged one behind the other along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle; the two covering portions being joined in a plane along a width of the vehicle by being connected to a connecting element by strip-shaped fastening portions; the folding-top covering being divided into its two portions along a bow of the folding top frame; the strip-shaped fastening portions of the folding-top covering portions being clamped to the bow by the connecting element; and the fastening portions of the folding-top covering portions being held between a circumferential face of the bow and a clamping rail of the connecting element, which is braced relative to the bow, wherein the bow has a cylindrical circumferential face; and the clamping rail is a clamping shell having a clamping face curved concentrically relative to a circumference of the bow.

Claim 3

A folding-top covering according to claim 1, wherein the clamping shell surrounds approximately half the circumference of the bow.

Claim 4

A folding-top covering according to claim 1, wherein a longitudinal edge of the clamping shell extends above the bow when the folding top is erected; and wherein the longitudinal edge is rounded to form a deflecting edge.

Claim 5

A folding-top for a folding top of a vehicle, in which the covering is stretched onto a supporting folding-top frame structure comprising two releasably interconnected folding-top front and back covering portions arranged one behind the other along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle; the two covering portions being joined in a plan along a width of the vehicle by being connected to a connecting element by strip-shaped fastening portions; the fold-top covering being divided into its two portions along a bow of the folding top frame bow being a corner bow with bow flanks and which is pivotably secured at ends of its bow flanks to a roof-skin retention hoop; the strip-shaped fastening portions of the folding-top covering portions being clamped to the bow by the connecting element; the joining plane of the two fastening portions taking place along a middle region of the bow and a part length region of the bow flanks adjacent to this middle region; and in the two folding-top covering portions being joined in a side-wall region of the folding top and extending along the side wall in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, wherein the rear folding-top covering portion is equipped on both sides with side length portions in a side-wall region of the vehicle folding top; the side length portions are fastened to the outside of the bow flank so as to extend forward of the vehicle and past the bow flank; and the side length portions are overlapped over a region of height of the folding-top covering by widened length portions of the front folding-top covering portion which is stretched between the bow flank and an adjacent main bow.

Claim 6

A folding-top for a folding top of a vehicle, in which the covering is stretched onto a supporting folding-top frame structure comprising two releasably interconnected folding-top front and back covering portions arranged one behind the other along a longitudinal direction of the vehicle; the two covering portions being joined in a plan along a width of the vehicle by being connected to a connecting element by strip-shaped fastening portions; the fold-top covering being divided into its two portions along a bow of the folding top frame bow being a corner bow with bow flanks and which is pivotably secured at ends of its bow flanks to a roof-skin retention hoop; the strip-shaped fastening portions of the folding-top covering portions being clamped to the bow by the connecting element; the joining plane of the two fastening portions taking place along a middle region of the bow and a part length region of the bow flanks adjacent to this middle region; and in the two folding-top covering portions being joined in a side-wall region of the folding top and extending along the side wall in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, wherein the rear folding-top covering portion is equipped on both sides with side length portions in a side-wall region of the vehicle folding top; the side length portions are fastened to the outside of the bow flank so as to extend forward of the vehicle and past the bow flank; and the side length portions are overlapped over a region of height of the folding-top covering by widened length portions of the front folding-top covering portion which is stretched between the bow flank and an adjacent main bow.

Claim 7

A folding-top covering according to claim 4, wherein a lower closing edge of the widened length portion of the front folding-top covering portion extends obliquely upwards, as seen from front to rear of the vehicle.

Claim 8

A folding-top covering according to claim 4, wherein the widened length portion of the front folding-top covering portion is stabilized in the region of its lower closing edge by a resilient means.

Claim 9

A folding-top covering according to claim 5, wherein the widened length portion of the front folding-top covering portion is stabilized in the region of its lower closing edge by a resilient means.

Claim 10

A folding-top covering according to claim 6, wherein the resilient means extends in a wrap-around area of the widened length portion of the front folding-top covering portion.

Claim 11

A folding-top covering according to claim 7, wherein the resilient means extends in a wrap-around area of the widened length portion of the front folding-top covering portion.