Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Variable capacity of body
Reexamination Certificate
2007-04-24
2007-04-24
Gutman, H (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Variable capacity of body
Reexamination Certificate
active
11005326
ABSTRACT:
A cap and cover assembly is for use with a pick up truck having a truck box. The cap and cover assembly includes a top panel and opposing sides. Each side has a flexible side portion hingeably attached to a rigid side portion. The flexible side portion has one side attached to the top panel. The opposing sides are releasably attached to the truck box. The opposing sides have a cap configuration where the sides are in a stowed portion and a cover configuration when the sides are generally upright. In one embodiment the cap and cover assembly also includes a spring loaded lift arm adapted to aid in the cover to cap conversion. In another embodiment the sides are arranged such that in the stowed position the sides create a “keystone” arrangement.
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Gutman H
Hill Nancy E.
Hill & Schumacher
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