RETRACTABLE WINDSHIELD

1 . A canopy assembly for a vehicle, the canopy assembly comprising:

a first support including a first canopy support portion and a first connection support portion;

a second support including a second canopy support portion and a second connection support portion;

a canopy supported by the first canopy support portion and the second canopy support portion, wherein each of the first canopy support portion and the second canopy support portion is configured to be oriented substantially parallel to a frame of the vehicle, and wherein each of the first connection support portion and the second connection support potion extends downward from the first canopy support portion and the second canopy support portion, respectively; and

a windshield assembly including:

a first track aligned with and coupled to the first canopy support portion;

a second track aligned with and coupled to the second canopy support portion;

a windshield;

a windshield support coupled to the windshield and slidably coupled to the first track and the second track;

a first link pivotably coupled to the windshield and the first connection support portion; and

a second link pivotably coupled to the windshield and the second connection support portion.

2 . The canopy assembly of claim 1 wherein the windshield assembly includes a locking mechanism coupled to the first link, the locking mechanism configured to secure the windshield in at least one of a closed position or an open position.

3 . The canopy assembly of claim 2 , wherein:

the windshield is parallel to f the first connection support and the second connection support when in the closed position; and

the windshield is positioned underneath and substantially parallel to the canopy when in the open position.

4 . The canopy assembly of claim 2 , wherein the locking mechanism includes a pin that engages with one or more apertures defined by the first connection support portion.

5 . The canopy assembly of claim 4 , wherein the locking mechanism includes a knob that, when pulled, causes the pin to disengage from the one or more apertures such that the windshield is movable.

6 . The vehicle of claim 5 , wherein the pin is spring-biased.

7 . The canopy assembly of claim 1 , wherein the windshield assembly includes a locking mechanism coupled to the first windshield support, the locking mechanism configured to secure the windshield in at least one position.

8 . The canopy assembly of claim 7 , wherein the locking mechanism includes a pin that engages with one or more apertures defined by the first track.

9 . The canopy assembly of claim 1 , wherein the windshield assembly includes a handle coupled to the windshield support.

10 . The canopy assembly of claim 1 , wherein the windshield support is a first windshield support coupled to a first end of the windshield, wherein the windshield assembly includes a second windshield support coupled to an opposing second end of the windshield, wherein the first link and the second link are pivotably coupled to the second windshield support.

11 . The canopy assembly of claim 10 , wherein the windshield assembly includes a handle coupled to the second windshield support.

12 . The canopy assembly of claim 11 , wherein the handle is a first handle coupled to the second windshield support adjacent to the first link, and wherein the windshield assembly includes a second handle coupled to the second windshield support adjacent to the second link.

13 . The canopy assembly of claim 1 , wherein the windshield is flexible or bendable.

14 . The canopy assembly of claim 1 , wherein the windshield has a plurality of segments.

15 . The canopy assembly of claim 14 , wherein each segment is pivotably coupled to an adjacent segment.

16 . The canopy assembly of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of segments can be rolled around a storage support coupled to the first canopy support portion and the second canopy support portion.

17 . The canopy assembly of claim 14 , wherein at least one segment of the plurality of segments is stationary.

18 . The canopy assembly of claim 1 , wherein the windshield has an extension portion shaped to complement a body of the vehicle.

19 . A windshield assembly for a vehicle, the windshield assembly comprising:

a first track;

a second track;

a windshield;

a windshield support coupled to the windshield and slidably coupled to the first track and the second track;

a first link pivotably coupled to the windshield; and

a second link pivotably coupled to the windshield.

20 . A canopy assembly for a vehicle, the canopy assembly comprising:

a first canopy support;

a second canopy support;

a canopy supported by the first canopy support and the second canopy support; and

a windshield assembly including:

a first track coupled to the first support;

a second track coupled to the second support;

a windshield;

a first windshield support coupled to an upper portion of the windshield, the first windshield support slidably coupled to the first track and the second track;

a first handle coupled to the first windshield support;

a second windshield support coupled to a lower portion of the windshield;

a second handle coupled to the second windshield support;

a first link pivotably coupled to the second windshield support and the first canopy support;

a second link pivotably coupled to the second windshield support and the second canopy support; and

a locking mechanism including a pin that engages with one or more apertures defined by at least one of the first canopy support or the first track, the locking mechanism configured to secure the windshield in at least one of a closed position or an open position.