Device to install/remove truck cap
OwnerRichard E. Sachtlebeninventor
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Abstract
Apparatus for hoisting and suspending a pick-up truck cap adjacent the ceiling of a storage structure. The apparatus includes a slotted, aluminum beam and plural lifting straps. The lifting straps are removably secured at two positions on the beam. Plural storage cables are attached to the ceiling of the storage structure and extend around the truck cap. Each storage cable is adapted to be removably positioned on hooks disposed in the ceiling of the storage structure. A conventional worm gear winch and pulley system is provided for hoisting.
Claims17
An apparatus for lifting a pick-up truck cap and suspending said cap from an overhead structure comprising:
- a beam member, said beam member having a finite length, a planar upper surface and an undersurface;
- a slot, said slot formed in said undersurface and extending the length of said beam;
- a plurality of bores, said bores disposed through said beam member and equally spaced along the length of said beam;
- a plurality of attachment devices, each of said plurality of attachment devices secured in a respective one of said plurality of bores;
- first means for attaching said beam to said pick-up truck cap;
- second means for selectively raising or lowering said beam member and attached pick-up truck cap;
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- third means for suspending said pick-up truck cap from the overhead structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.