Cover assembly for the cargo area of a vehicle

Details Cover assembly for the cargo area of a vehicle Cover assembly for the cargo area of a vehicle

1997-08-07

2000-11-21

Pape, Joseph D.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Tops

Load cover

29610007, 29610008, B60P 702

Patent

active

061492205

ABSTRACT:
A cover for the cargo area of a vehicle includes two rails secured to opposite sides of the cargo area of the vehicle. A cover material is bounded by four peripheral rails. Two of the rails have the same cross-section and are located on two sides of the cover material. The other two rails are of a different configuration and are located on other two sides of the cover. A biasing member, such as a torsion bar, is inserted into the ends of each of the rails secured to the vehicle bed. The opposite end of the torsion bar is located in and slides within a cylinder. The opposite end of the cylinder includes a slide member. The slide members are located in channels formed in two of the rails. In the closed position, latches engage the torsion bars and hold the cover in place. To open the cover, two of the latches are disengaged, thereby allowing the cover to rise in response to the force of the biasing members. The cover pivots about a hinge formed by the engagement of the secured latches with the torsion bars.

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