Pickup truck bed cover
AssigneeAero-X Technologies, LLC
InventorsRichard David Oliver, Bruce Richard Burman, Christopher Carl Dowdey
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Abstract
A truck bed assembly that is fuel efficient, aesthetically pleasing and unique.
Claims33
A truck cap assembly configured to be attached to the cargo hold of a pickup, the cargo hold having side rails, a front rail and a tailgate, and a horizontal bed extending therebetween and wherein the side rails are generally arranged parallel to a longitudinal axis of the pickup, the truck cap assembly comprising:
- a stationary portion which is fixable with a the side rails of the cargo hold and wherein the stationary portion defines a hatch opening;
- a hatch member operably connected with said stationary piece and selectively movable relative to said stationary portion between an open position which exposes said hatch opening in said stationary portion and a closed position wherein said hatch member covers said hatch opening;
- a pair of hinges operably connecting said hatch member with said stationary portion and allowing said hatch member to move between said open and closed positions;
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- each of said hinges being generally question mark-shaped for allowing a back edge of said hatch member to raise above said an adjacent portion of said stationary piece for guiding rain water away from said opening when said hatch member is in said open position and for preventing interference between said hatch member and said stationary piece when said hatch member is moved between said open and closed positions.
A truck cap assembly configured to be attached to the cargo hold of a pickup, the cargo hold having side rails, a front rail and a tailgate, and a horizontal bed extending therebetween and wherein the side rails are generally arranged parallel to a longitudinal axis of the pickup, the truck cap assembly comprising:
- a stationary portion which is fixable with the side rails of the cargo hold and wherein the stationary portion defines a hatch opening;
- a hatch member operably connected with said stationary piece and selectively movable relative to said stationary portion between an open position which exposes said hatch opening in said stationary portion and a closed position wherein said hatch member covers said hatch opening;
- said stationary portion having an edge channel and wherein one of said match member and said stationary portion is coupled to at least one sealing member extending along the periphery of the inner edge of the hatch member of inner edge of the stationary portion;
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- when said hatch member is in said closed position, said sealing member of said stationary portion being in sealing contact with said channel and said sealing member being in sealing contact between said hatch member and said stationary portion.
A truck cap assembly, comprising:
- a stationary portion which is fixable with a the side walls of a pickup bed and which has an opening;
- a hatch member operably connected with said stationary portion and selectively movable relative to said stationary portion between an open position which exposes said opening in said stationary portion and a closed position wherein said hatch member covers said opening;
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- said hatch member having an inclined portion with a glass panel and a tail portion with a generally flat surface which extends in a horizontal plane and which has a generally trapezoidal shape.
A drain channel member for a truck cap assembly configured to fit over the cargo hold of a pickup and wherein the cargo hold of the pickup includes a horizontal bed, opposing sidewalls, a rear end and a pivotable tailgate, and wherein the sidewalls include a structural support having a support contour and wherein the drain channel member for a truck cap assembly comprising:
- a horizontal portion including an opening and a vertical portion having a sidewall engagement portion configured to engage the structural support and wherein said sidewall engagement portion has a contour that is substantially a mirror image of the support contour.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.