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US 2012/0235439 A1Published application
Retractable rack and canopy system
OwnerStanislaw Wojciech Mazurinventor
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Abstract
The Retractable Rack & Canopy System may comprise a soft top version or a hard top version (or combination thereof). A retractable and extendable fabric covered canopy (soft top version) may be used in conjunction with a truck box for protecting transported cargo on a pick-up truck or with a flat bed trailer. Furthermore, the hard top version of the invention may comprise a plurality of nestable telescopic sections which may be retracted to a user-preferred position providing ready access to the cargo bed.
Claims20
A retractable rack and canopy system comprising:
- a track rail assembly having a right-side track rail and a left-side track rail;
- a plurality of support arches;
- a plurality of slider blocks;
- at least one fastener;
- and
- a canvas covering;
- wherein said right-side track rail is removably mountable to a right side truck box side upper horizontal planar surface via said at least one fastener;
- wherein said left-side track rail is removably mountable to a left side truck box side upper horizontal planar surface via said at least one fastener;
- wherein said right-side track rail and said left-side track rail are in a substantially parallel relationship to each other along a common horizontal plane;
- wherein said support arches are oriented vertically-parallel to each other in a slidable relationship perpendicular to said right-side and said left-side track rails;
- wherein said support arches have one of said slider blocks rigidly fastened to each end of said support arch;
- wherein said slider blocks slide within said right-side and said left-side track rails allowing said support arches to move in relation to each other allowing a user to manipulate said retractable rack and canopy system between retracted and extended positions;
- and
- wherein said canvas covering mounts accordion-style to said plurality of support arches such that said canvas covering is able to move with said support arches thereby facilitating retraction and extension of said retractable rack and canopy system providing a protected-enclosure for a cargo box.
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A retractable rack and canopy system comprising:
- a track rail assembly having a right-side track rail and a left-side track rail;
- a nestable shell assembly comprising a plurality of nestable shell-sections;
- at least one fastener;
- and
- a plurality of couplers;
- wherein said right-side track rail is removably mountable to a right side truck box side upper horizontal planar surface via said at least one fastener;
- wherein said left-side track rail is removably mountable to a left side truck box side upper horizontal planar surface via said at least one fastener;
- wherein said right-side track rail and said left-side track rail are in a substantially parallel relationship to each other along a horizontal plane;
- wherein said plurality of nestable shell sections of said nestable shell assembly are nestibly-oriented in relation to each other in a slidable relationship perpendicular to said right-side and said left-side track rails;
- wherein said nestable shell sections when nestibly oriented within said nestable shell assembly comprise a retracted canopy;
- wherein said nestable shell sections are able to be telescopically moved in relation to each other via said couplers;
- wherein said nestable shell sections when non-nestibly oriented extend from said nestable shell assembly to comprise an extended canopy;
- and
- wherein said couplers allow movement of said nestable shell sections in relation to said right-side and said left-side track rails allowing said nestable shell sections to move in relation to each other allowing a single user to manipulate said retractable rack and canopy system between retracted and extended positions thereby providing a retractably-protected-enclosure for a cargo box.
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A retractable rack and canopy system comprising:
- a track rail assembly having a right-side track rail and a left-side track rail;
- a plurality of support arches;
- a plurality of slider blocks;
- at least one fastener;
- rack corner posts;
- a rear rollup door having adjacently interlocked horizontal slats;
- and
- a canvas covering;
- wherein said right-side track rail is removably mountable to a right side truck box side upper horizontal planar surface via said at least one fastener;
- wherein said left-side track rail is removably mountable to a left side truck box side upper horizontal planar surface via said at least one fastener;
- wherein said right-side track rail and said left-side track rail are in a substantially parallel relationship to each other along a horizontal plane;
- wherein said support arches are oriented vertically-parallel to each other in a slidable relationship perpendicular to said right-side and said left-side track rails;
- wherein said support arches have one of said slider blocks rigidly fastened to each end of said support arch;
- wherein said slider blocks slide within said right-side and said left-side track rails allowing said support arches to move in relation to each other allowing a user to manipulate said retractable rack and canopy system between retracted and extended positions;
- wherein said canvas covering comprises flexible fabric or semi-flexible fabric;
- wherein said canvas covering comprises waterproof material;
- and
- wherein said canvas covering mounts accordion-style to said plurality of support arches such that said canvas covering is able to foldably move with said support arches thereby facilitating retraction and extension of said retractable rack and canopy system providing a protected-enclosure for a cargo box.
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