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US 9,539,928 B2Granted
Pickup cab mount pack
OwnerNicholas J. Singerinventor
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Abstract
A cover for a truck bed that can be horizontally traversed between expanded and collapsed positions is shown. Since the cover is horizontally traversed, the person manipulating the cover need not lift the cover vertically in order to reconfigure the cover between the expanded and collapsed positions. Women and elderly people who are generally not as strong as men can manipulate the cover.
Claims8
A vehicle comprising:
- a cab for carrying passengers;
- a bed extending from a rear portion of the cab and having opposed first and second sidewalls;
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- a cover comprising:
- a rigid member slidably connected to the first and second sidewalls of the bed and being selectively transitional between collapsed and expanded positions, the rigid member moving closer to the cab as the rigid member transitions from the expanded position toward the collapsed position;
- a flexible portion fabricated from a flexible sheet and having, a first end portion, a second end portion, a first lateral portion and a second lateral portion, the first end portion fixedly securable to a rear wall of the cab, the second end portion fixedly securable to the rigid member, the first and second lateral portions fixedly securable to the opposed first and second sidewalls;
- a plurality of support structures attached to the cab and the rigid member about a periphery of the cab and the rigid member;
- wherein the flexible portion is supported on the plurality of support structures.
5 more elements
A cover for a bed of a truck, the cover comprising:
- a rigid member slidably connected to first and second sidewalls of the bed and being selectively transitional between collapsed and expanded positions, the rigid member moving closer to a cab of the truck as the rigid member transitions from the expanded position toward the collapsed position;
- a flexible portion fabricated from a flexible sheet and having a first end portion, a second end portion, a first lateral portion and a second lateral portion, the first end portion fixedly securable, to a rear wall of the cab, the second end portion fixedly securable to the rigid member, the first and second lateral portions fixedly securable to the first and second sidewalls;
- a plurality of support structures attached to the cab and the rigid member about a periphery of the cab and the rigid member;
- wherein the flexible portion is supported on the plurality of support structures between the cab and the rigid member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.