Flexible or portable closure – partition – or panel – With mounting – fastening – or supporting means
Patent
1991-12-03
1992-12-29
Johnson, Blair M.
Flexible or portable closure, partition, or panel
With mounting, fastening, or supporting means
160328, E06B 900
Patent
active
051743531
ABSTRACT:
A cover (10) including a generally L-shaped end plate (20) for stretching and fastening the cover (10) to a frame structure (30). End plate (20) is lockable into a fixed, stretching position with respect to the frame structure (30). Different locking arrangements for accomplishing this are disclosed. Structure (160) is provided for mounting the frame structure (30) to the box of a pickup truck or an equivalent apparatus. Structure is also provided for preventing the cover (10) from ballooning during use.
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Copy of sample sheet for Tonneau-tex standard black cover sample from Bruin Plastics Co., Inc., of Glendale, R.I. (Exhibit A).
Copy of a sample sheet for a tonneau fabric, elk grain, from The Haartz Corporation of Acton, Mass. (Exhibit B).
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Two page excerpt from catalog featuring covers (Exhibit H).
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Schmeichel Charles M.
Schmeichel Steven C.
Agri-Cover, Inc.
Johnson Blair M.
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