Automatic truck bed cover assembly

Details Automatic truck bed cover assembly Automatic truck bed cover assembly

1983-11-23

1985-05-21

Song, Robert R.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Tops

Load cover

160 84R, B60J 710

Patent

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045181942

ABSTRACT:
A cover assembly is shown for a pickup truck having an open-topped bed. Supported from the top of the side panels of the truck bed is a track that is positioned within the bed and is formed by a pair of parallel rails of C-channel configuration, having an elongated slot extending longitudinally thereof and facing a similar slot on the other rail. The front end of each rail extends partially into a storage box that is fitted down into the truck bed at the front thereof, and this box extends transversely thereof. The track is furnished with a travelling rectangular frame having a pair of flexible side portions formed by a plurality of hinged slide bars that travel within the parallel rails. These slide bars are separated by a short link so that this travelling frame may fold into accordion folds when the frame is shifted forwardly into the storage box. A sheet of flexible material is fitted over the travelling rectangular frame for covering the truck bed. Motor means is furnished for driving the travelling frame and controlling the movement and location of the frame and its cover sheet.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3416835 (1968-12-01), Ohle
patent: 3649072 (1972-03-01), Cross
patent: 3986749 (1976-10-01), Hull et al.
patent: 4273377 (1981-06-01), Alexander

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