# US 2014/0152047 A1 · Hinged truck accessory

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- Number: US 2014/0152047 A1
- Document ID: US20140152047A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/690,738
- Filed: 2012-11-30
- Published: 2014-06-05
- Earliest claimed: 2012-11-30
- Inventors: Raymond H. Starman
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140152047A1

## CPC

- B60P 7/02: Covering of load
- B60P: VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS (vehicles with special provisions for transporting patients or disabled persons, or their personal conveyances A61G3/00)

## Abstract

The present invention is a hinged truck accessory that includes a top cover fitted over a pick-up truck bed to cover a plurality of contents placed in the pick-up truck bed, a frame that includes a plurality of bolts and a pair of angle irons, the frame is attached to the perimeter of the pick-up truck bed with the bolts and a plurality of hinges disposed on the first side edge of the top cover and on the first side of the frame. The hinged truck accessory also includes a sliding bar latch with a middle portion, the sliding bar latch is attached to the first end of the top cover and a handle attached to the middle portion of the sliding bar latch, the handle is utilized to swing open and close the top cover.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A hinged truck accessory, comprising:
a frame having a first side and a second side, wherein the frame is permanently attached to the perimeter of a pick-up truck bed;
a rigid, planar top cover with a first side edge, a second side edge and a first end, wherein said top cover is sized to fit over a pick-up truck bed; and
a plurality of hinges, wherein each hinge is attached to the top cover and the frame, enabling the top cover to swing open and closed relative to the pick-up truck bed on which the frame is mounted.

### Claim at position 2

-20. (canceled)