Flexible vehicle cargo cover

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1994-08-05

1995-07-11

Pape, Joseph D.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Tops

Load cover

B60P 702

Patent

active

054314747

ABSTRACT:
A flexible cover that is applied over the bed of a pickup truck is described as including a plurality of flexible arches that are disposed along at least two sides of a substantially rectangular center section. The arches are disposed in a concave orientation with an apex of each arch disposed generally furthest away from the center of the cover. A seam, according to one embodiment, traverses along the perimeter of each arch and at least one cable, cord, or strap is disposed therein. At each apex the seam is omitted to permit access to the cable, cord, or strap. The cable, cord, or strap is capable of longitudinal motion within the longitudinal length of each seam. The ends of the cable, cord, or strap preferably contain a ring that is used to attach a first end of a fastener thereto. A fastener fist end is also attached to the cable, cord, or strap at each apex. A second end of each of the fasteners is attached where desired to the underside of the bed. When fastened to the bed, each cable, cord, or strap moves longitudinally within each seam of each arch to evenly distribute the tightening forces and to accommodate oversize cargo items which extend above the plane as defined by the top of the bed of the pickup. According to an alternative embodiment, the seam is either omitted or the cable, cord, or strap is simply not inserted therein. Each cable, cord, or strap is instead attached directly to the perimeter of each of the flexible arches and similarly serves to distribute the tightening forces over the greater perimeter length of the cover as is provided by the arches.

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patent: 2465621 (1949-03-01), Wheeler
patent: 3481371 (1969-12-01), Row
patent: 4948191 (1990-08-01), Cao
patent: 5050924 (1991-09-01), Hansen

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