Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Load cover
Reexamination Certificate
2007-06-05
2007-06-05
Pape, Joseph D. (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Tops
Load cover
C296S026040
Reexamination Certificate
active
10905981
ABSTRACT:
A horizontal bed cover lift system for a vehicle having a hard tonneau cover, a unitary lift and an optional controller is provided. The unitary lift has a lift member that connects to an upper member and the upper member is connected to the cover. The lift member may retractably position the cover upwardly and the lift member may swivel the cover about the unitary lift. The unitary lift is also connected to a lower member that may be connected to the cargo area of a vehicle. In another embodiment the lower member is connected to the floor of a pick-up bed. Also, the optional controller is for controlling the unitary lift, whereby the controller may positionably control the unitary lift retractably raising the cover to an indicated height and whereby the controller may positionably control the lift member to swivel about the unitary lift when the cover is above a clearance height.
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Pape Joseph D.
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