US 4,784,429 AGranted

Collapsible camper top for pick-up trucks

OwnerJesse L. Hodgesinventor

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Abstract

A collapsible camper top for pick-up trucks which is characterized by multiple nesting and telescoping sections which are sealed by bottom and top reverse curved, rubber seal members and are adapted to extend and cove the bed of a pick-up truck. The number of nesting sections which are used is dictated by the length of the pick-up truck bed and the sections are nested and retracted in accordion-like fashion inside a fixed section to expose the bed of the pick-up truck for hauling purposes. In a preferred embodiment the nesting sections are mounted on rollers which operate in plate slots provided in roller plates carried by the side rails of the pick-up truck. In another preferred embodiment the nesting sections are extended and retracted by means of a chain drive system which is operated by an electric motor or is capable of hand-operation by a crank. A rear window slides inside tracks provided in the end collapsible section to open the rear end of the collapsible camper top and is deployed outwardly and downwardly of the tracks to close the end section of the collapsible camper top.

A collapsible camper top for a pick-up truck having a pair of side rails, comprising a front section having a front section top and front section sides downwardly extending from said front section top in spaced relationship, said front section sides each terminating in a front section foot, with each front section foot fixedly carried by the side rails of the pick-up truck, respectively;

at least one middle section having a middle section top and middle section sides downwardly extending from said middle section top in spaced relationship, said middle section sides each terminating in a middle section foot, with each middle section foot slidably carried by the side rails of the pick-up truck, respectively, said middle section adapted to selectively nest and retract inside said front section in telescoping fashion and extend from said front section in operational configuration;
an end section having an end section top and end section sides downwardly extending from said end section top in spaced relationship, said end section sides each terminating in an end section foot with each end section foot slidably carried by the side rails of the pick-up truck, respectively, said end section adapted to selectively nest and retract inside said middle section in telescoping fashion and extend from said middle section in operational configuration;
a front section rear seal base attached to the trailing edge of said front section and a front section rear seal tip projecting from said front section rear seal base in downwardly and inwardly-curving relationship;
a curved middle section front seal attached to the leading edge of said middle section and projecting from said leading edge of said middle section in upwardly and outwardly curving relationship;
a middle section rear seal base attached to the trailing edge of said middle section and a middle section rear seal tip projecting from said middle section rear seal base in downwardly and inwardly-curving relationship;
and an end section front seal attached to the leading edge of said end section and projecting from said leading edge of said end section in upwardly and outwardly curving relationship.

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