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US 4,061,394 AGranted
Tonneau cover for recreational vehicle
OwnerGeorge M. Vodininventor
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Abstract
A tonneau cover for recreational vehicles of pliable weatherproof material which simultaneously covers the rear cab portion of the passenger compartment, and the load bed, as desired. Utilizing already provided mounting apparatus, the cover seals from moisture and the elements of weather, the cab and load bed of the vehicle while providing means of rearward vision for the user of the vehicle.
Claims10
A tonneau cover for recreational vehicles comprising:
- load bed cover means of substantially pliable weather-resistant material for enclosing an open load bed having a peripheral frame;
- cab closure means of substantially pliable weather-resistant material which emanates from a first end of said load bed cover means, for closing off the rear opening of a vehicle cab compartment;
- vehicle attachment means for affixing said load bed cover means over the top of said load bed of said vehicle and for affixing said cab closure means over said rear opening of said vehicle cab compartment respectively;
- said load bed cover means and said cab closure means meeting at the intersection of said load bed and cab so as to form a substantial angle thereat;
- said load bed cover means juxtaposed to and covering the open portion of said load bed in a substantially horizontal position and attached to the frame of said load bed by said vehicle attachment means;
- said cab closure means juxtaposed to and covering the open portion of the rear of said cab compartment in a substantially vertical position and attached to the frame of said rear cab compartment by said vehicle attachment means;
- said vehicle attachment means capable of affixing said tonneau cover in degrees ranging from total enclosure of said load bed and cab compartment to only partial attachment over said load bed and cab compartment enclosing only a desired portion of said bed and cab compartment respectively.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.