Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Load cover
Patent
1976-05-28
1978-01-10
Peters, Jr., Joseph F.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Tops
Load cover
296104, 296137B, B60P 704
Patent
active
040676030
ABSTRACT:
A cover assembly for covering an open top of a truck body includes a frame which attaches to the truck body and extends over the open top thereof. A cover is attached at its front end to the front of the frame and at its rear end to endless cables extended along the sides of the frame. The cables pass around sheaves which are mounted on the frame at the front and rear thereof. The sheaves at the front of the frame are on a common axle which is powered by a suitable drive in both directions. The cables pass at least one and a half times around the front sheaves so as to form side-by-side convolutions which are prevented from climbing over each other by guide bolts extended between the convolutions. In one direction of movement for the cables, the cover will accumulate in folds and will eventually be located in a compact condition over the front of the frame. In the other direction of movement, the cover will unfold and spread out over the frame. The sides of the cover are attached to the upper passes of the two cables with the connections being such that they will slide along those upper passes as the cables are moved. The upper and lower cable passes may be connected together between the front and rear sheaves so that the lower passes assist in holding the sides of the cover down. The frame may be provided with a removable section to facilitate loading heavy equipment suspended from a hoist boom.
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Forman Michael J.
Peters Jr. Joseph F.
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