Foldable cover and latch mechanism for pickup truck bed

Details Foldable cover and latch mechanism for pickup truck bed Foldable cover and latch mechanism for pickup truck bed

1999-03-31

2000-10-10

Hoge, Gary C

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Tops

Load cover

2961009, B60P 702

Patent

active

061294071

ABSTRACT:
A folding cover for a pickup truck bed includes an improved adjustable front hinge support for mounting the cover that permits the front panel to be opened and permits lateral, vertical, and longitudinal adjustment of the cover position. A wire spring latch fastens the front panel in a closed position and provides for vertical latch position adjustment. A rear panel side latch is opened with a depressible latch opener at the rear of the cover. An intermediate panel latch fastens the intermediate panels down at the side of the pickup truck bed. These latches release automatically when the cover is folded. Another intermediate panel side latch has a wire spring pin that can be manually or automatically disengaged. The cover also has wind deflecting sloped side edges integral with the panel frame and hinges integral with the panel frame. Novel seals seal the junctions between adjacent panels.

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patent: 5653491 (1997-08-01), Steffens et al.
patent: 5857729 (1999-01-01), Bogard

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