Retractable truck bed cover for pick-ups
OwnerJoe H. Lambinventor
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Abstract
A retractable cover designed for use in covering the bed of a conventional pick up truck. The cover includes a pair of beaded side edges wherein each of the beaded side edges slidably engage a track or longitudinal opening molded in a slide member mounted to the side walls of a bed on a pick up truck. One end of the cover is fixed to a spring loaded, continuously biased, roller rotatably mounted to the forward section of the truck's bed in a plane below the plane of the extended truck cover. A flap is also provided to cover the roller as well as a means to seal the flap to the truck cover when fully extended. A locking mechanism is fixed at or near the tailgate of the truck's bed to maintain the extended, spring biased, cover in an extended and locked position.
Claims11
A cover for enclosing a bed of a truck having two side walls, a forward wall and a tailgate wall comprising a flexible impervious cover having a rigid leading edge, a rear section and two parallel beaded side edges for slidably engaging a pair of parallel tracks, one fixed to each of the side walls, said cover's rear section being fixed to a biased rotatable drum mounted to the said bed's side walls in a plane below a plane generated by the walls of said truck's bed, a holding means for retaining said cover fully extended, a flap fixed to said forward wall for extending over said biased rotatable drum said flap having an underhang sealing space for receiving and engaging a tongue fixed to the top side of said cover when said cover is fully extended.
In combination with a truck bed having two side walls, a forward wall and a tail gate wall and a truck bed cover comprising a flexible impervious cover having a rigid leading edge, a rear section and two parallel beaded side edges for slidably engaging a pair of parallel tracks, one fixed to each of the side walls, said cover's rear section being fixed to a biased rotatable drum mounted to the said bed's side walls in a plane below a plane generated by the walls of said truck's bed a holding means for retaining said cover fully extended, a flap fixed to said forward wall for extending over said biased rotatable drum, said flap having an underhang sealing space for receiving and engaging a tongue fixed to the top side of said cover when said cover is fully extended.
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