Loading arc for pickup truck
AssigneeAsaf Metal (1997) Ltd.
InventorAsaf Bareket
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Abstract
A versatile loading arc system for a pickup truck comprising a bed extending between a front end adjacent the truck's cabin and a rear end and two side walls, the system comprising a front arc having a top bar extending between two side legs fixed at a front end of the bed and a rear arc having a top bar ending between two side legs. The rear arc is swingably supported by two swinging arms each pivotally hinged to sides of the bed at a location intermediate the rear end and the front end of the bed. The rear arc is swingably displaceable between a front position in which it adjoins the front arc, and at least one rear position in which it extends parallel at or adjacent the rear end of the bed.
Claims15
A versatile loading arc system for a pickup truck having a bed extending between a front end adjacent the truck's cabin and a rear end, said bed being defined by the rear end, the front end, and two side walls, the system comprising a front arc having a top bar extending between two side legs secured at the front end of the bed;
- and a rear arc having a top bar extending between two side legs, said rear arc being connected to two swinging arms which are capable of rotating with respect to the side walls at a location intermediate the rear end and the front end of the bed;
- the top bar of the rear arc being connected to said swinging arms for translation displacement of the rear arc between a front position, in which the rear arc adjoins the front arc, and at least one rear position in which the rear arc extends parallel to the front arc at or adjacent the rear end of the bed;
- wherein the left and right side walls defining the bed are each provided with a respective left and right connecting bar detachably secured to a top end of each of the respective side walls, and further wherein the side legs of the front and rear arcs extend from the respective connecting bars;
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- wherein a side bar is attached to each of the connecting bars, the side bar extending essentially the length of the bed, and where each of the swinging arms is pivotally hinged to one of the respective side bars.
A versatile loading arc system for a pickup truck having a bed extending between a front end adjacent the truck's cabin and a rear end, said bed being defined by the rear end, the front end, and two side walls, the system comprising a front arc having a top bar extending between two side legs secured at the front end of the bed;
- and a rear arc having a top bar extending between two side legs, said rear arc being connected to two swinging arms which are capable of rotating with respect to the side walls at a location intermediate the rear end and the front end of the bed;
- the top bar of the rear arc being connected to said swinging arms for translational displacement of the rear arc between a front position, in which the rear arc adjoins the front arc, and at least one rear position in which the rear arc extends parallel to the front arc at or adjacent the rear end of the bed;
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- wherein the side legs of one or both of the front and rear arcs are made of a pair of profiled members with a support board secured therebetween;
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- wherein the left and right sidewalls defining the bed are each provided with a respective left and right connecting bar detachably secured to a top end of each of the respective side walls and further wherein the side legs of the front and rear arcs extend from each of the respective connecting bars;
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- wherein a side bar is attached to each of the connecting bars, the side bar extending essentially the length of the bed, and where each of the swinging arms is pivotably hinged to one of the respective side bars.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.