Cover assembly for a vehicle bed

A cover assembly for a vehicle bed having at least a rear wall, opposing first and second side walls extending forwardly from the rear wall, and a floor, the rear wall, the side walls, and the floor defining an interior space having an upwardly facing opening, the cover assembly comprising:

• first and second cover members;
• a pair of cover mounts constructed to mount the first and second cover members to the vehicle bed, the cover mounts enabling the first and second cover members to be moved between (a) a closed position wherein the cover members extend between the side walls to close the upwardly facing opening of the vehicle bed and inhibit access to the interior space thereof, (b) an open position wherein the cover members extend upwardly from the side walls to uncover the upwardly facing opening of the vehicle bed and facilitate access to the interior space thereof, and (c) a storage position wherein the cover members are retracted downwardly from the open position into the vehicle bed;
• at least one motor operatively connected to the first and second cover members and constructed to move the cover members at least between the closed and open positions thereof,
• wherein the at least one motor includes a drive cable operatively connected to the cover members to drive the cover members between the open and closed positions.

A cover assembly for a vehicle bed having at least a rear wall, opposing first and second side walls extending forwardly from the rear wall, and a floor, the rear wall, the side walls, and the floor defining an interior space having an upwardly facing opening, the cover assembly comprising:

• first and second cover members;
• a pair of cover mounts constructed to pivotally mount the first and second cover members to the vehicle bed at points spaced substantially inwardly from lateral outer ends of the cover members, the cover mounts enabling the first and second cover members to be pivoted between (a) a closed position wherein the cover members extend between the side walls to close the upwardly facing opening of the vehicle bed and inhibit access to the interior space thereof, and (b) an open position wherein the cover members extend upwardly from the side walls to uncover the upwardly facing opening of the vehicle bed and facilitate access to the interior space thereof, the pivotal mounting of the cover members at the points spaced substantially inwardly of the lateral outer edges thereof enabling lateral outer portions of the cover members to be received within the interior space of the vehicle bed when the cover members are in the open position thereof;
• at least one motor operatively connected to the first and second cover members and constructed to move the cover members at least between the closed and open positions thereof.