Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Load cover
Reexamination Certificate
2005-02-22
2005-02-22
Pedder, Dennis H. (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Tops
Load cover
C296S901010
Reexamination Certificate
active
06857683
ABSTRACT:
The invention is a truck bed cover made from thermoplastic material. The top of the truck bed cover has a relatively smooth appearance. The underside of the bed cover comprises a support structure utilizing at least one “X”-type support. In the preferred embodiment, four “X”-type supports are utilized. A typical bed cover typically weighs less than 75 pounds for greater ease of handling, without loss of structural support strength over fiberglass covers from loads placed on the top of the bed cover.
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“A.R.E.” product Catalog, 1 series tonneau covers, Sport Racks, received Feb. 3, 1997.
Photographs 1-6 illustrating various views of truck bed cover sold at least as early as 1991 under the trademark SPORTLID by Sportsman's Incorporated of Rogersville, Missouri, where the truck bed cover is shown that is rounded slightly from front to back, and that is rounded slightly from side to side.
Husch & Eppenberger LLC
Kang Grant D.
Pedder Dennis H.
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