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US 11,142,056 B2Granted
Truck bed cover
AssigneeJcwin Auto Corp
InventorsLai Miaoyi, Shun Kit Tam
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Abstract
A truck bed cover includes rails attached along truck bed side tops, slats residing laterally between the rails, end caps attached to opposite ends of each slat sliding forward and rearward in the rails, and flexible joiner hinges attaching consecutive ones of the slats. A cover holder resided between truck sides against a truck cab. The cover slides into the holder for storage, and rolls into a spiral inside the holder. Each slat includes two end walls and a center wall. The center wall includes a center “C” shaped portion and vertical portions reaching up from the center “C” shaped portion to a slat top surface and down from the center “C” shaped portion to a slat bottom surface. The slat top is cambered to reduce or eliminate water pooling on the cover.
Claims18
Truck bed cover comprising:
- rails configured to attach along truck bed side tops;
- a multiplicity of slats residing laterally between the rails and slidably engaging the rails;
- end caps attached to opposite ends of each slat, the end caps cooperating with the rails to slide forward and rearward in the rails;
- flexible joiner hinges attaching consecutive ones of the slats;
- and
- a cover holder configured to reside between truck sides proximal to a truck cab,
- a holder interior receiving the truck bed cover for storage,
- wherein the slats slide between the rails into the cover holder for storage, and the slats withdraw from the cover holder to cover the truck bed;
- and
- the slats including;
- a laterally running front side;
- a laterally running rear side, the front side offset from the rear side towards the truck cab;
- a slat top surface reaching horizontally between the front side and rear side;
- and
- a laterally running, and vertically reaching, center wall between the front side and the rear side and reaching down from the slat top surface.
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A truck bed cover comprising:
- rails configured to attach along truck bed side tops;
- a multiplicity of slats residing consecutively and reaching laterally between the rails and slidably engaging the rails, the slats comprising:
- a laterally running front side;
- a laterally running rear side, the front side offset from the rear side towards the truck cab;
- a slat top surface of each slat;
- a slat bottom surface of each slat below the slat top surface;
- laterally running and vertically reaching end walls proximal to front and rear sides of each slat connecting the bottom surface to the top surface;
- laterally running and vertically reaching center walls between the end walls and connecting the top surface to the bottom surface of each slat;
- and
- the center walls include laterally running “C” shaped center portions open to one side and vertical portions reaching up from the center portion to the slat top surface and down from the center portion to the slat bottom surface;
- end caps attached to opposite ends of each slat, the end caps cooperating with the rails to slide forward and rearward in the rails, the end caps attached to each slat through the “C” shaped center portion of each slat;
- flexible joiner hinges attaching consecutive ones of the slats;
- and
- a cover holder configured to reside between truck sides proximal to a truck cab, a holder interior receiving the truck bed cover for storage,
- wherein the slats slide between the rails into the cover holder for storage, and the slats withdraw from the cover holder to cover the truck bed.
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A truck bed cover comprising:
- rails configured to attach along truck bed side tops;
- a multiplicity of slats residing consecutively and reaching laterally between the rails and slidably engaging the rails, the slats including:
- a slat top surface;
- a laterally running front side;
- a laterally running rear side, the front side offset from the rear side towards the truck cab;
- laterally running and vertically reaching end walls proximal to the front and rear sides of each slat, the end walls reaching down from the slat top surface;
- and
- a laterally running and vertically reaching center wall between the end walls, the center walls include a center portion configured to receive a fastener and including a vertical portion reaching up from the center portion to the slat top surface;
- end caps attached to opposite ends of each slat by a fastener engaging the center portion, the end caps cooperating with the rails to slide forward and rearward in the rails;
- flexible joiner hinges attaching consecutive ones of the slats;
- and
- a cover holder configured to reside between truck sides proximal to a truck cab, a holder interior including spiral guides for receiving the truck bed cover for storage,
- wherein the slats slide between the rails into the cover holder for storage, and the slats withdraw from the cover holder to cover the truck bed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.