Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Load cover
Patent
1978-02-15
1979-02-20
Peters, Jr., Joseph F.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Tops
Load cover
296137B, B60P 704
Patent
active
041403398
ABSTRACT:
Device for covering loading platforms having two opposite raised front and rear members, at least one raised side member which may be swung from a position close to the loading platform to a position above the upper edge of the raised front and rear members and considerably inside the edge of the platform from which the raised side member being swung, a covering which is fastened to the raised side member as well as to or adjacent to the middle of the upper end faces of the raised front and rear members, a motor for swinging the raised member and upper and lower swinging arms the outer ends of which are pivotally attached to the end faces of the raised side member and the inner ends of which are pivotally attached to the respective front and rear member. A swinging arm being arranged adjacent to the upper edge of the respective front and rear member the free end of which arm in one terminal position is situated at the upper corner of the respective front and rear member and in the other terminal position is situated substantially above the middle of the upper end faces of the front and rear members. A linkage arm transmits the swinging movement from one of said upper and lower swinging arms to the swinging arm arranged at the upper edge of the respective front and rear member.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3071184 (1963-01-01), Peel
patent: 3190637 (1965-06-01), Kummerman
patent: 3220466 (1965-11-01), Kummerman
patent: 3549199 (1970-12-01), Sibley
patent: 4050734 (1977-09-01), Richard
patent: 4060273 (1977-11-01), Neville
Peters Jr. Joseph F.
Stack Norman L.
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