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US 6,547,310 B2Granted
Truck bed cover
OwnerEugene A. Myersinventor
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Abstract
The invention is a truck bed cover made from thermoplastic material. The top of the truck bed cover has a relatively smooth appearance. The underside of the bed cover comprises a support structure utilizing at least one “X”-type support. In the preferred embodiment, four “X”-type supports are utilized. A typical bed cover typically weighs less than 75 pounds for greater ease of handling, without loss of structural support strength over fiberglass covers from loads placed on the top of the bed cover.
Claims6
A truck bed cover comprising:
- a one-piece, truck bed cover having an upper surface bounded by a front edge, a rear edge, a left edge, and a right edge, said upper surface having a curved portion between said front edge and said rear edge, said upper surface having a curved portion between said left edge and said right edge;
- a support structure fixed to said top truck bed cover, said support structure having a plurality of ribless recessed areas supporting said top truck bed cover, and a support element forming an x-shape.
A truck bed cover comprising:
- a one-piece, truck bed cover having an upper surface bounded by a front edge, a rear edge, a left edge, and a right edge, said upper surface having a curved portion between said front edge and said rear edge, said upper surface having a curved portion between said left edge and said right edge;
- a support structure permanently joined to said top truck bed cover to produce a double-walled bed cover, said support structure having a plurality of ribless recessed areas supporting said top truck bed cover, said support structure further having a first linear non-recessed support rib and a second linear non-recessed support rib, wherein said first non-recessed linear support rib intersects said second non-recessed linear support rib.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.