Expansion joint cover

An expansion joint cover for insertion in an expansion gap comprising:

• a first frame section for attachment to a substrate at one side of the expansion gap, the first frame section configured to have a flat surface parallel to the substrate at the one side of the expansion gap;
• a second frame section for attachment to a substrate at an opposite side of the expansion gap, the second frame section having an upper section with a first set of connectors and a lower section with a second set of connectors;
• a center section configured to span the expansion gap and slide on the flat surface of the first frame section, the center section detachably connected to the upper section of the second frame portion;
• and
• two linkage sections configured to engage with the first and second sets of connectors, respectively, to connect the upper section of the second frame section with the lower section of the second frame section;
• wherein the two linkage sections can pivot with respect to the first and second sets of connectors to allow movement of the upper section with respect to the lower section and to allow vertical movement of the center section with respect to the flat surface of the first frame section while maintaining the center section parallel with the flat surface of the first frame section, and the center section is removable from the expansion joint cover by detaching it from the upper section of the second frame section.