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US 12,330,486 B2Granted
Reconfigurable inflatable pickup truck box cover
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsChristopher Stephen Flemming, Paul W. Alexander
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Abstract
A reconfigurable inflatable pickup truck box cover includes a base frame, a side wall system operatively connected to the base frame, and a top wall operatively connected to the side wall system. At least one of the base frame, the side wall system, and the top wall is inflatable.
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A reconfigurable inflatable pickup truck box cover comprising:
- a base frame;
- a side wall system operatively connected to the base frame;
- and
- a top wall operatively connected to the side wall system, wherein at least one of the base frame, the side wall system, and the top wall is inflatable,
- wherein the base frame includes a first side member, a second side member arranged opposite to the first side member, and a first end member that connects the first side member and the second side member, each of the first side member and the second side member including an inflatable latching member.
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A vehicle comprising:
- a body defining a passenger compartment and a cargo box including an upper peripheral edge;
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- a reconfigurable inflatable pickup truck box cover supported on the cargo box, the reconfigurable inflatable pickup truck box cover comprising:
- a base frame supported on the upper peripheral edge of the cargo box;
- a side wall system operatively connected to the base frame;
- and
- a top wall operatively connected to the side wall system, wherein at least one of the base frame, the side wall system, and the top wall is inflatable,
- wherein the base frame includes a first side member, a second side member arranged opposite to the first side member, and a first end member that connects the first side member and the second side member, each of the first side member and the second side member including an inflatable latching member.
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A method of configuring a cover for a pickup truck cargo box, the method comprising:
- selecting one of a plurality of cover configurations;
- activating a pump to create a compressed fluid;
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- passing the compressed fluid into one of a plurality of cover components including a base frame, a side wall system, and a top wall in order to establish the one of the plurality of cover configurations,
- wherein establishing the one of the plurality of cover configurations includes inflating the base frame and a forward portion of the side wall system to form a fast back configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.