Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Load cover
Patent
1990-02-26
1990-12-04
Pedder, Dennis H.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Tops
Load cover
296 10, 160202, 220 8, 220345, B60P 702
Patent
active
049748980
ABSTRACT:
A telescoping cover for storage facilities, particularly vehicle cargo beds, which utilizes a plurality of cover sections in successive mutual telescopically receivable relation that slide on guideways in a self-cleaning manner. In the preferred embodiment, a plurality of movable cover sections are provided which are successively mutually telescopable into a stationary cover section through use of a pair of parallel guideways. Each cover has a top from which depend downwardly mutually opposing sides. The guideways, which are attached to the storage facility side walls, are made of an elongated base having a substantially flat surface from which extend a plurality of elongated bosses. The bosses have an upper portion which is disposed in offset relation to a lower portion which in turn mates with the elongated base. The movable cover sections have a slot in the lower terminus of each side receiving a boss. A detent is provided that protrudes into the slot, interfering with the offset upper portion of the boss and preventing vertical movement of the movable cover section. The surface shape of the slot and its associated detent in each side of the movable cover sections are mutually complementary with the surface shape of the boss received therein. Accordingly, as the movable cover sections are slid along the guideway accumulated debris is automatically wiped off the boss by interaction of the complementary surfaces.
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Pedder Dennis H.
VanOphem Remy J.
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