Vehcile topper that encloses the cargo bed of a vehicle such as a pickup truck, yet provides convenient open access thereto

A vehicle topper that creates an enclosed compartment when coupled with a vehicle cargo bed, the vehicle topper capable of providing convenient and open access to the vehicle bed, the vehicle topper comprising:

• a rolling door frame, the rolling door frame having a base supporting two sides, a front end and a back end, each of the two sides of the rolling door frame supporting parallel guide tracks, each of the guide tracks being continuous between a starting point and an ending point;
• a floor covering at least an area defined by the base of the rolling door frame, the floor being supported by the base and able to form a sub-floor space between the floor and the vehicle bed when the vehicle topper is coupled to a vehicle cargo box, and wherein a portion of each of the two guide tracks runs under the floor and through the sub-floor space;
• a rolling door having two side edges, a leading edge and a trailing edge, each of the two side edges having a plurality of bearings attached thereto between the leading edge and the side edge, the bearings attached to each side edge of the rolling door being disposed in a different one of the guide tracks, the bearings for slideably supporting the door within the guide tracks between a completely closed position and a completely open position;
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• an electric motor and drive mechanism in communication with the rolling door for actuating the rolling door between the fully open position and the fully closed.

A vehicle topper that creates an enclosed compartment when coupled with a vehicle cargo box, the vehicle cargo box including a vehicle bed, the vehicle topper capable of providing convenient open access to the vehicle bed, the vehicle topper comprising:

• a rolling door frame, the rolling door frame having a base supporting two sides, a front end and a back end, each of the two sides of the rolling door frame forming parallel vertical planes, each of the two sides of the frame supporting within its parallel vertical plane a guide track, each of the guide tracks being continuous between a starting point and an ending point;
• a floor covering at least an area defined by the base of the rolling door frame, the floor being supported by the base and able to form a sub-floor space between the floor and the vehicle bed when the vehicle topper is coupled to a vehicle cargo box, and wherein a portion of each of the two guide tracks runs under the floor and through the sub-floor space;
• a rolling door having two side edges, a leading edge and a trailing edge, each of the two side edges having a plurality of guiding means attached thereto between the leading edge and the side edge, the guiding means attached to each side edge of the rolling door being disposed in a different one of the guide tracks, the guiding means for slideably supporting the door within the guide tracks between a completely closed position, where the leading edge of the rolling door is located at the starting point of each of the guide tracks, and a completely open position, where the trailing edge of the rolling door is at the ending point of each of the guide tracks;
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• a diverter that permits the rolling door to bypass the fully closed position and travel 360 degrees around the guide tracks.