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US 10,471,879 B1Granted
Folding/retractable pickup truck box cover
AssigneePeragon Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsHeath Copp, Joel Amiel Anderson
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AssigneePeragon Enterprises, Inc.
InventorsHeath Copp, Joel Amiel Anderson
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A retractable pickup truck box cover system includes a pivot joint with improved strength, durability, and manufacturability between panels of a panel assembly of the cover system. A sealing system between the panels and along ends of the panel assembly provides improved weather resistance to the cover system. A lateral support system provides resistance to binding loads when opening and closing the panel assembly. The lateral support system may also aid installation of the cover system. A ramp adjustment system allows fine tuning of the ramps that guide folding and unfolding of the panel assembly. An improved locking system and the pivot joints allow more compact storage of the panel assembly. The improved locking system includes lock rods that engage rails of the cover system. Connecting structures connect adjacent panel pairs when the cover system is deployed and do not connect the adjacent panels when the cover system is stowed. A seal of the sealing system includes angled and/or transvers ribs to support a bulb of the seal when pivotally scrubbing against the panels. The seal includes a plurality of interior portions that selectively compress and bulge between the panels. The seal includes a coating that may provide stiffness, wear resistance, hardness, and/or reduced friction. A clamping system allows installation of the cover system without drilling holes and includes built-in fixturing for locating clamps and thereby locating the cover system on the pickup truck box.
A mounting clamp for a cover system for covering an opening between a right side and an opposite left side of a pickup truck box, the right and left sides each defining a top surface, the mounting clamp comprising:
A cover system for covering an opening between a right side and an opposite left side of a pickup truck box, the right and left sides each defining a top surface, the cover system comprising:
A method of installing a cover system for covering an opening between a right side and an opposite left side of a pickup truck box, the right and left sides each defining a top surface, the method comprising:
A mounting clamp for a cover system for covering an opening between a right side and an opposite left side of a pickup truck box, the mounting clamp comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.