Vehicle canopy
AssigneePACCAR Inc
InventorJ. Gerrold Strauss
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Abstract
This invention provides an impact-absorbing canopy for a vehicle. The canopy includes the following: (1) a main section having supports extending over the operating station, with first and second longitudinally-spaced pivots mounted to the supports; (2) an impact section having first and second pivot arms pivotally mounted to and extending laterally from the first and second pivots, respectively, the first and second pivot arms including first and second pivotal cover mounts, respectively; and (3) an impact section cover plate pivotally mounted to the first and second pivotal cover mounts, positioned above in concealing relation with the first and second pivot arms and the first and second pivots so that the impact section cover plate is mounted to pivot in a fore-and-aft direction.
Claims10
An impact-absorbing canopy for covering the operating station of a vehicle, wherein the canopy comprises:
- a main section having support means extending over the operating station, with first and second longitudinally-spaced pivot means mounted to said support means;
- an impact section having first and second pivot arms pivotally mounted to and extending laterally from said first and second pivot means, respectively, said first and second pivot arms including first and second pivotal cover mounting means, respectively;
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- an impact section cover plate pivotally mounted to said first and second pivotal cover mounting means, positioned above in concealing relation with said first and second pivot arms and said first and second pivot means so that said impact section cover plate is pivotable in a fore-and-aft direction.
An impact-absorbing canopy for covering the operating station of a low-profile vehicle, wherein the canopy comprises:
- first and second longitudinally offset mounting posts extending upwardly from the vehicle;
- first and second substantially parallel support members, rigidly mounted to the upper ends of said first and second mounting posts, respectively, said support members extending laterally across and above the operating station and having inboard and outboard ends;
- a main section cover plate extending between said first and second support members;
- first and second pivot pins mounted to said outboard ends of said first and second support members, respectively;
- first and second parallel, outwardly extending pivot arms having inboard and outboard ends, said inboard ends being mounted to said first and second pivot pins, respectively, to permit said pivot arms to pivot with respect to said support members;
- an impact section cover plate disposed above said first and second pivot arms, extending from at least slightly inboard of the outboard edge of said main section cover plate, to at least adjacent said outboard end of said pivot arms, said impact section cover plate being slidably disposed immediately above said main section cover plate;
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- first and second cover pins disposed adjacent said outboard ends of said first and second pivot arms, respectively, and extending upwardly to pivotally mount said impact section cover plate to said pivot arms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.