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US 4,900,080 AGranted
Partial cover for pick-up truck bed
AssigneeGisele R. Kranjack-Morris
InventorClark W. Morris, II
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Abstract
A partial cover for pick-up truck beds having a plurality of longitudinal exterior grooves extending from front to rear of the cover. The cover covers the full width of the bed and part of the length from the cab to a mid portion of the bed and is coupled at one end of the truck adjacent the cab extending toward the rear of the truck where it may rest on the wheel well or optional supporting brackets. A rear spoiler is provided across the width of the cover for stability. An optional water curtain may be provided.
Claims16
A cover for use on the open bed of a truck for partially covering the same comprising:
- a generally flat planar main body portion having a front end and a rear end, and having a flange at the front end with at least one aperture therethrough;
- a plurality of spaced elongated linearly extending grooves on the upper surface of said main body portion extending in a direction normal to the longitudinal axis of said aperture;
- and
- a plurality of spaced drip lips extending downwardly from the undersurface of said main body portion spaced from each other and extending linearly in the same direction as said grooves, said grooves being generally vertically aligned with the spacing between adjacent lips whereby said main body portion can be cut along said grooves generally vertically through the spacing between adjacent lips providing for variation in the overall width of said cover,
- and an elongated spoiler extending along the rear of said cover.
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A covered truck bed having:
- (a) a cover for partially covering said bed comprising:
- a generally flat planar main body portion having a front end and a rear end, and having a flange at the rear end with at least one aperture therethrough;
- a plurality of spaced elongated linearly extending grooves on the upper surface of said main body portion extending in a direction normal to the longitudinal axis of said aperture;
- and
- a plurality of spaced drip lips extending downwardly from the undersurface of said main body portion spaced from each other and extending linearly in the same direction as said grooves, said grooves being generally vertically aligned with the spacing between adjacent lips whereby said main body portion can be cut along said grooves generally vertically through the spacing between adjacent lips providing for variation in the overall width of said cover,
- and an elongated spoiler extending along the rear of said cover;
- and
- (b) a grid assembly sized to fit the truck bed beneath said cover on said bed to raise cargo above said bed level away from any rain that might accumulate beneath said cover.
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A covered truck bed having;
- (a) a cover for partially covering said bed comprising;
- a generally flat planar main body portion having a front end and a rear end, and having a flange at the rear end with at least one aperture therethrough;
- a plurality of spaced elongated linearly extending grooves on the upper surface of said main body portion extending in a direction normal to the longitudinal axis of said aperture;
- and
- a plurality of spaced drip lips extending downwardly from the undersurface of said main body portion spaced from each other and extending linearly in the same direction as said grooves, said grooves being generally vertically aligned with the spacing between adjacent lips whereby said main body portion can be cut along said grooves generally vertically through the spacing between adjacent lips providing for variation in the overall width of said cover,
- and an elongated spoiler extending along the rear of said cover, and further including a flexible curtain having a curtain rod fixed to the underside of said main body portion adjacent said flange, and extendible therefrom to a position extending generally normal to the plane of said main body portion;
- and
- (b) a grid assembly sized to fit the truck bed beneath said cover on said bed to raise cargo above said bed level away from any rain that might accumulate beneath said cover.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.