Canopy jack assembly and method of operation
OwnerArie Kooleinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for retractably mounting a canopy on a bed of a pickup truck or other support and a method for operation of the apparatus. The apparatus includes bed rails mounted on top portions of side walls of the pickup, bottom rails mounted on said bed rails, top rails mounted to said bottom rails and a cover connected to the top rails. The method of elevating the canopy includes the steps of mounting the bed rails on side walls of the pickup, mounting bottom rails on the bed rails, mounting top rails on the bottom rails, mounting the canopy to the top rails, railing the bottom and top rails together toward a rear portion of the pickup truck, and lifting the combined top rails and canopy from the bottom rails such that the canopy is elevated from the pickup truck.
Claims16
An apparatus for retractably mounting a canopy on a support, which comprises:
- first and second bed rails respectively mounted on the support;
- first and second bottom rails respectively slidably mounted on said bed rails;
- first and second top rails;
- a cover connected to said top rails;
- and
- means interconnecting said top rails and bottom rails for raising said top rails and canopy with respect to said bottom rails.
A method of elevating a canopy on a support, which comprises:
- mounting bed rails on the support;
- mounting bottom rails on the bed rails;
- mounting top rails on the bottom rails;
- mounting said canopy to said top rails;
- railing the bottom and top rails together toward a rear portion of the support;
- and
- lifting said top rails and canopy together from said bottom rails such that said canopy is elevated from said support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.