Rail structure for canopy installation on a truck box
OwnerGregory R. Ernstinventor
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Abstract
A set of rails are in place atop the sidewalls of a truck box. Slides, one each in place on the sides of a truck canopy, engage the rails and include a flange for inserted engagement with an undercut portion of each rail. A flange free forward segment of each slide facilitates initial slide-to-rail engagement. Loading brackets, temporarily attachable to each rail, facilitate one man loading of the canopy while skids support the canopy rearward end. Teeth on the brackets and the slides prevent canopy slippage during loading. Canopy hold downs on the rails are engaged by a hold down member on each slide. Tie down hooks are carried in the crosswise slots of each rail and are locked in place by a canopy mounted slide or, alternatively by an insert in place in a rail when the canopy is removed.
Claims10
Rail structure for attaching a canopy to the side walls of a pickup truck box and comprising,
- rails each for securement along the upper extremities of the truck box walls,
- slides each for securement along the lower extremities of the canopy,
- locking means interlocking said slides to said rails,
- said rails each defining a channel with a laterally projecting undercut portion, and
- said slides each having a main body with a flangeless forward segment for downward placement into said channel and a rearward segment having a laterally directed flange thereon for lengthwise insertion into said undercut portion of the channel, said flange terminating at a point rearwardly offset from the forward end of said slide to facilitate initial engagement of said slides with said rails during installation of the canopy on the truck box side walls.
Rail structure for attaching a canopy to the side walls of a pickup truck box and comprising,
- rails each for securement along the upper extremities of the truck box walls,
- slides each for securement along the lower extremities of the canopy,
- support means attachable to said rails for temporary support of said slides and the canopy during installation of the canopy,
- locking means interlocking said slides to said rails,
- said rails each defining a channel with a laterally projecting undercut portion, and
- said slides each having a main body with a flangeless forward segment for downward placement into said channel and a rearward segment having a laterally directed flange thereon for lengthwise insertion into said undercut portion of the channel, said flange terminating at a point rearwardly offset from the forward end of said slide to facilitate initial engagement of said slides with said rails during installation of the canopy on the truck box side walls.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.