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Got it , the 'hoops' are the wood bows, that hold up the top.
And the top straps are tension straps to hold the top erect.
Two sets, one pair ride up from the backrest wood tack strip to the top of the rear bow. Then 2 straps run from the rear bow to the front bow.
Riding outside the longer pair are the top pads, these are tacked on the corners of the rear bow to the corners of the front bow, and give the thickness needed to the top cover to keep the finished top from looking like a 'starved horse' from the side, as the top cover would sag between the wood bows, like the thin belly of a horse showing its ribs!