Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Load cover
Patent
1993-07-09
1994-11-15
Pedder, Dennis H.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Tops
Load cover
296105, 296165, 135 8805, 272277, B60P 702, B60P 334
Patent
active
053641540
ABSTRACT:
A liftable cover assembly for the bed of a truck having sidewalls and a tail gate. The cover assembly comprises a rigid cover panel sized to encompass the entire truck bed, plural support legs for the cover panel, a height establishing mechanism, and a locking mechanism. The support legs comprise a pair of generally U-shaped members pivotally mounted on the sidewalls and pivotally connected to the cover panel to enable the cover panel to be lifted from a lower or closed position, wherein it is horizontally disposed over the bed on the sidewalls and the tailgate, to a raised or open position, wherein it is disposed and held horizontally a predetermined distance above the sidewalls. The height establishing mechanism is adjustable to establish various predetermined distances that the cover may be disposed over the truck bed in the open position. The locking mechanism includes an actuatable handle and plural associated latches for locking the cover panel in the closed position. Plural gas-operated dash-pots are provided for assisting the lifting of the cover panel to the open position. The U-shaped members making up the support legs are releasably secured to the sidewalls of the truck to enable the cover panel and the U-shaped members to be removed as a unit from the truck bed, if desired. A tent-like curtain is provided for releasable suspension by the cover panel when it is in the open position to provide an enclosure for the truck bed.
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Pedder Dennis H.
Sierra Line Products, Inc.
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