US 4,216,990 A · Waterproof truck bed cover

Abstract

A waterproof truck bed cover for pick-up trucks having a fifth wheel attachment within the truck bed is disclosed comprising a rigid frame removably secured to the truck bed and extending between the bed walls to dwell approximately in the horizontal plane of the upper edges of the side wall with the frame having both rearwardly extending and transversely extending brace elements. Rigid panel elements are attached to the brace elements to cover the truck bed and the brace elements contain water drain channels or troughs therein connected to drain conduits having discharge ports located exterior to the truck bed so that water is effectively drained away from the truck bed cover through the drain channels, through the drain conduits and discharged remote from the truck bed. The panel elements cover the truck bed while the drain channels and drain conduits effectively run off the water to substantially waterproof the interior of the truck bed. The frame has an opening formed therein extending forwardly from the rearward end of the bed to the fifth wheel to allow connection of the king pin of a trailer to the fifth wheel. Panel members detachably secure to the frame to cover this opening when the trailer is not in use and these panel elements interlock with the brace elements to form a secure water tight covering that withstands the force of air flow during travel and prevents turbulence in the truck bed.

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Dependent claims

In combination with a pick-up truck having a bed with rearward and forward ends, opposite sides of upstanding side walls with the upper edges of said side walls defining a horizontal plane and a fifth wheel within said bed below said upper edges, a bed cover, comprising,

a rigid frame means removably secured to said bed and extending between said walls to dwell approximately in said horizontal plane,
said frame means having first brace means extending rearwardly and second brace means extending laterally, said first and second brace means each having a drain channel therein for the drainage of water,
drain means fluidly connecting said channels to the exterior of said bed so that water in said channels drains to said exterior, and
rigid panel means attached to said frame means to cover said bed,
said second brace means comprising a first support member extending laterally between and connected to said opposite upstanding side walls and
said first brace means comprising a second support member attached to and rearwardly extending from said forward end of said bed to said first support member, said second member being connected to said first member,
third and fourth support members spaced apart and rearwardly extending from said first support member to said rearward end of said bed, said third and fourth members being attached to said first support member,
each said support member having a drain channel therein for the drainage of water.

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a rigid frame means removably secured to said bed and extending between said walls to dwell approximately in said horizontal plane,
said frame means having first brace means extending rearwardly and second brace means extending laterally, said first and second brace means each having a drain channel therein for the drainage of water,
drain means fluidly connecting said channels to the exterior of said bed so that water in said channels drains to said exterior, and
rigid panel means attached to said frame means to cover said bed,
said frame means having an opening formed therein above said fifth wheel,
said panel means comprising covering means detachably secured to said frame means and covering said opening in said frame means, said covering means being detachable from said frame means to selectively permit a king pin of a trailer to extend downwardly through said opening for connection to said fifth wheel,
a locking means to selectively secure said covering means to said frame means being attached to said panel means, said locking means comprising,
a rod element pivotally mounted to said panel means and extending forwardly from said rearward end of said bed, said rod element having a radially extending rearward end portion,
a plurality of tabs attached to said rod and extending radially therefrom for engagement with said covering means and
a padlock means connected to said rod element and said covering means to selectively lock said tabs into engagement with said covering means.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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