Cover for pickup truck bed

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1987-08-13

1989-04-25

Song, Robert R.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Tops

Load cover

16269, B60P 702

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048241628

ABSTRACT:
A cover for a pickup truck bed including the features: An anchor strip is applied to the front wall and a front cover panel is hingedly connected thereto. Center and rear panels are hingedly connected together and a lock mechanism on each panel locks the panels in the desired covered position while allowing the individual panels to be unlocked and pivotally opened about the respective hinge connections. The hinge connections permit relative sliding along the hinge axis for dismounting of the cover panels. The panels are sealed to the truck bed walls and the hinge connections are formed by a nesting arrangement that seals and channels water over the truck sides. The rear panel seals against the tailgate and locks the tailgate against opening. The panels are sized to be readily handled by one person and are standardized to fit a variety of truck bed sizes. The anchor strip is lengthened to accommodate different lengths and because the panels fit over the side walls, different widths are accommodated by the panels reaching to different positions on the broad top edge of the side walls. The hinge connections are captured by a resilient brace that allows the panels to break away if excessive force is applied.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4221423 (1980-09-01), Stone
patent: 4313636 (1982-02-01), Deeds
patent: 4418954 (1983-12-01), Buckley
patent: 4615557 (1986-10-01), Robinson

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