Cover assembly for open boxes of vehicles

Details Cover assembly for open boxes of vehicles Cover assembly for open boxes of vehicles

1977-04-07

1979-07-24

Marbert, James B.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Tops

Load cover

296137C, B60P 704

Patent

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041621000

ABSTRACT:
A cover assembly for open boxes of vehicles is mounted in the open box by being secured at least at corners of a first end thereof at a first end of the open box. A pair of substantially rigid guides is mounted, one on each side wall of the box near the top edge thereof, and the cover is mounted between the guides with a plurality of hooks or other suitable means secured along each side of the flexible cover material so as to be slidable on the guide means. Fasteners, such as rubber shock cords, are provided to secure the second end of the cover remote from the first end at the second end of the open box remote from the first end when the cover is extended along the length of the box. Indicator means such as flags are provided at the second corners of the cover to indicate whether the cover is extended along the box or not. The guide means are preferably a pair of taut cables. A cover is provided at the first end of the box--usually the front end--and means are provided for securing the flexible cover beneath it when it is to be stowed, such as when the box is empty. When the cover is at the front end of the box, it may be formed with an upwardly directed scoop or air deflector, which tends to cause better air flow characteristics over the box when it is being hauled on a highway at highway speeds.

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patent: 3964781 (1976-06-01), Fenton

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