Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Convertible box
Patent
1994-03-15
1996-01-23
Pedder, Dennis H.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Convertible box
296 353, 296100, 296164, 296167, 410 10, 414498, B60P 332
Patent
active
054860318
ABSTRACT:
An assembly (10) is disclosed including first slides (38) secured by bolts (64) to a topper (26) and second slides (36) secured by bolts (68) to the side walls (18) of a pickup truck (12). The first and second slides (36, 38) are of a tubular shape, with each of the first slides (38) further including first and second vertical legs (44) located on opposite sides of the second slides (36) and a horizontal seal leg (46) for sandwiching a seal (66) against the topper (26). First connectors (50) having female head portions (52) and second connectors (60) having male head portions (62) horizontally slideably received in the female head portions (52) include tabs (54) slideably received in the ends of the tubular shape of the slides (36, 38) and secured therein by the securement bolts (64, 68). A tubular weatherstrip (88) is slid on a cross bar (90) held by L-shaped portions formed on the connectors (50) of the front ends of the second slides (36). L-shaped corner locks (80) are slideably received by dovetail joints to the vertical leg (74) of the L-shaped portions. With the connectors (50, 60) interlocked by horizontally sliding the head portions (52, 62) together, the slides (36, 38) are prevented from being separated vertically. However, when horizontally slid from the interlocking position, the slides (36, 38) can be separated vertically allowing tipping of the first slides (38) relative to the second slides (36).
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Ronchetti David K.
Ronchetti Robert A.
Ronchetti William L.
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