Magnetic boot umbrella

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1993-05-18

1995-08-01

Pape, Joseph D.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Camper

296156, B60P 332

Patent

active

054374928

ABSTRACT:
Method and apparatus for preventing leakage between the cabin of a pickup track and the boot of a camper shell installed thereon, the cabin and boot forming a joint therebetween. A magnetic boot umbrella, in the form of at least one length of magnetically attachable flashing, is attached to a substantially rear surface of the cabin of a pickup truck, and shields the cabin-boot joint. The magnetically attachable flashing comprises a flashing strip, which may be flexible or rigid, in operative combination with a magnet strip. Water or other fluids are precluded from intrusion between the cabin and the magnet strip by the intimate contact afforded therebetween by the flexible and conformable nature of the strip and the tenacity of its attachment to the cabin. A fluid traveling down the rear surface of the cabin is first diverted by the magnet strip over the flashing. The flashing then diverts the fluid over the boot-cabin joint to the body of the boot and thence away.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4294485 (1981-10-01), Engelhard
patent: 4848832 (1989-07-01), Starnes
patent: 5280984 (1994-01-01), Paul et al.

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