Truck cover and door therefor

A frame and door construction for a truck top cover having a rear access opening receiving said construction comprising:

• a frame and a door member, said door member having opposed face and edge surfaces and being swingably mounted about an axis along one edge between open and closed positions relative to the frame;
• a telescopic prop member to hold said door in said open position, and means mounting said prop to said door, the improvement in said mounting means comprising:
• a bracket member pivotally fixed at one portion to said prop and having a second portion forming at least a pair of mounting surfaces substantially perpendicular to each other, one of said surfaces being adapted for rigid attachment to one of said face surfaces and the other to one of said other edge surfaces whereby said door is held in a relatively rigid manner in said open position and resists jarring and vibratory forces acting in a direction substantially parallel with the axis of the hinge of said door such that said door is held sufficiently rigid even though the vehicle is in motion.

A telescoping prop for a truck top cover door comprising first and second telescoping members having biasing means for biasing them apart and mounting means for securing one end of one of said telescopic prop members to said door and the other end to the top cover comprising said mounting means including a bracket member adapted for mounting at one end to said prop and the other end to said door, said bracket forming a first mounting surface having an array of fastener receiving means formed therein and a flange extending generally orthogonally to said first mounting surface forming a second mounting surface, said second mounting surface also having an array of fastener receiving means formed therein;

• said mounting surfaces being arranged to be respectively secured to the front face and side edge of said door.

In a truck top cover having a rear access opening formed by a frame and a door, said door having opposed face surfaces facing said opening and edge surfaces extending from the marginal edges of said face surfaces in a direction away from said opening when the door is in the closed position, said door swingable about an axis along one edge between open and closed positions relative to the frame, a telescopic prop member to hold said door in open position, and means mounting the prop to said door;

• said mounting means including a bracket member pivotally mounted to said prop and
• including first and second mounting surfaces positioned substantially at right angles with respect to each other, said first surface being adapted for mounting on one face surface of said door and said second surface being adapted for mounting on one of the other of said edge surfaces of said door whereby, a single prop member is sufficent to hold said door in a relatively rigid manner when said door is positioned in said open position even though said vehicle is in motion under normal use situations.