US 6,227,602 B1Granted

Pick-up truck lightweight cargo cover

OwnerDonald E. Bogardinventor

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Abstract

A cargo cover for covering an open cargo box of a pick-up truck comprising a pair of similar pivotally connected panels extending from a forward portion of the cargo box to a rearward portion of the cargo box. Each of said panels is formed from a pair of thin spaced apart metal sheets joined together by folding an outer portion of one of the sheets over an outer portion of the other of the sheets. The panels are pivotally connected with a linear hinge which substantially extends across the full width of the cover. Several embodiments for locking the panels to the pick-up truck are disclosed. In one embodiment, the cover is locked by engaging thin transverse rods with strikers which are attached to opposite sides of the pick-up truck. In a second embodiment, a “pull” type solenoid mounted on a panel engages a plunger with a striker mounted on the pick-up truck. In a third embodiment, a single key lock unlocks the front and rear panels.

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Dependent claims

In combination with a pick-up truck having an open cargo box extending from a forward portion adjacent to a passenger cab of said pick-up truck to a rear portion adjacent to a tailgate of said pick-up truck and side portions bounded by sides of said pick-up truck, a cargo cover for covering said open cargo box, said cover comprising:

a front panel for covering said forward portion of said cargo box, said front panel comprised of a first pair of thin spaced apart co-extensive stamped metal sheets joined together along outer front and opposite side portions of said front panel;
a rear panel for covering said rear portion of said cargo box, said rear panel pivotally connected to said front panel and comprised of a second pair of thin spaced apart coextensive metal sheets joined together along outer rear and opposite side portions of said rear panel;
a means for pivotally connecting said front panel to said rear panel;
and a means for pivotally connecting said front panel and said rear panel to said sides of said pick-up truck, said pick-up truck connecting means comprising a pair of pivot pins attached to said opposite sides of said pick-up truck cargo box and a pair of hinges on said opposite side portions of said cover for detachably mounting said cover on said cargo box, each of said pairs of hinges having a pair of opposing members, said pair of opposing members having open end slotted portions engaging one of said pivot pins, said open end slotted portions being in non-releasable relationship with said pivot pins when said panels of said cover are closed and in releasable relationship with said pivot pins when said panels of said cover are open.

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