Slat house hinge for laminated retractable truck bed cover

Details Slat house hinge for laminated retractable truck bed cover Slat house hinge for laminated retractable truck bed cover

1998-10-02

2000-09-05

Pape, Joseph D.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Tops

Load cover

29610009, 296 98, 160235, B60J 702, B60J 1100, E06B 2512

Patent

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061131768

ABSTRACT:
An improved slat hinge for a laminated retractable truck bed cover that permits greater relative movement between adjacent slats for slat rotation up to 45 degrees to significantly reduce roll diameter while preventing stretching or stress on a pliable surface material that forms the laminate on top of the slats. The hinge itself is formed by strategically designed leading and trailing edges of each slat which engage in an adjacent fashion to permit the desired movement while in the full open position eliminating the possibility of slat disengagement while reducing roll diameter in the stored position resulting in a smooth frictionless hinge rotation with a positive stop.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4784427 (1988-11-01), Burgess
patent: 4807921 (1989-02-01), Champie, III et al.
patent: 4889381 (1989-12-01), Tamblyn et al.
patent: 5040843 (1991-08-01), Russell et al.

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