Liftable vehicle cover with a low profile frame
OwnerCharles H. Harbisoninventor
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Abstract
An improved liftable cover for a vehicle such as a light truck. A pair of center pivoted cross members mounted to the lateral sides of the vehicle to support and lift said cover. The improvement is two pairs of slidable hinges each having a block pivotally connected to ends of the cross members. This block is permitted limited horizontal movement along a cylinder rod mounted to the lateral sides of the vehicle. The cross members are U-shaped with an open end that overlies the block providing a low profile cover in the lowered position.
Claims15
A cover for use on the bed of a pickup truck wherein said bed comprises a pair of longitudinally disposed parallel side walls, said cover comprising a rectangular planar member of sufficient dimension to simultaneously extend to both sidewalls of said bed, a first pair of parallel support members hingedly attached at a forward end thereof to said planar member, a second pair of parallel support members hingedly attached at a forward end thereof to a top portion of said sidewalls, each one of said first pair of parallel support members being pivotally attached to one of said second pair of parallel support members, and a hinge means for connecting each of said first pair of support members to said top portion of said side wall, said hinge means further comprising:
- a longitudinal member extending parallel to said sidewalls;
- a block having a longitudinal opening formed therein such that said longitudinal member may be received therein in sliding longitudinal relation, said block surrounding said longitudinal member with said opening having a transverse dimension smaller than the transverse dimension of said longitudinal member;
- connective means carried by said block for hingedly connecting one of said parallel support members to said block;
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- means extending into said opening for affixing said longitudinal member to a support surface.
A cover for use on the bed of a pickup truck wherein said bed comprises a pair of longitudinally disposed parallel side walls, said cover comprising:
- (a) a rectangular planar member of sufficient dimension to simultaneously cover both sidewalls of said bed;
- (b) a first pair of parallel support members hingedly attached at a forward end thereof to said planar member, a second pair of parallel support members hingedly attached at a forward end thereof to the top of said sidewalls, each one of said first pair of parallel support members being pivotally attached to one of said second pair of parallel support members;
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- (c) a hinge means comprising a longitudinal member extending parallel to said sidewalls, a block having a longitudinal opening formed therein such that said longitudinal member may be received therein in sliding longitudinal relation, said block surrounding said longitudinal member with said opening having a transverse dimension smaller than the transverse dimension of said longitudinal member, a connective means carried by said block for hingedly connecting one of said parallel support members to said block;
- and means extending through said opening for affixing said longitudinal members to a support surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.