Stowable truck bed cover and height extender
AssigneeRessb, LLC
InventorRichard A Miller
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Abstract
A truck bed cover and extender includes two panel assemblies each attached to the inside of one of the bed walls. A panel assembly includes one or more panels attached to a frame. Each assembly is configured to move through three positions: a stowed position, wherein the assembly is stowed inside the truck bed substantially against the wall to which it is attached; a horizontal position, wherein the assembly is substantially horizontal and wherein the assemblies cooperate to form a partial or complete cover of the bed's cargo area; and an extended position, wherein the assembly substantially vertical, extending above the truck bed.
Claims17
A cover for a truck bed having a left wall, a right wall, and a floor, the cover comprising:
- a) a left frame that is movable through and retainable in a stowed position within the truck bed, a horizontal position, and an extended position above the truck bed;
- b) a right frame that is movable through and retainable in the stowed position within the truck bed, the horizontal position, and the extended position above the truck bed;
- c) wherein the left and right frames are shaped to leave an opening between the frames when in the horizontal position, the shape configured to permit an object in the truck bed to extend above the left and right frames.
A cover for a truck bed having a left wall, a right wall, and a floor, the cover comprising:
- a) a left panel assembly that is movable through and retainable in a stowed position within the truck bed, a horizontal position, and an extended position above the truck bed, wherein:
- i. the stowed position is substantially vertical and parallel to the left wall;
- ii. the horizontal position is substantially parallel to the floor;
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- iii. the extended position is substantially vertical and parallel to the left wall;
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- b) a right panel assembly that is movable through and retainable in the stowed position within the truck bed, the horizontal position, and the extended position above the truck bed, wherein
- i. the stowed position is substantially vertical and parallel to the right wall;
- ii. the horizontal position is substantially parallel to the floor;
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- iii. the extended position is substantially vertical and parallel to the right wall;
- wherein the right panel assembly and left panel assembly do not engage each other when in the horizontal position;
- and wherein
- the left and right panel assembles each comprise:
- i. a frame;
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- ii. a panel attached to each section of the frame.
A cover for a truck bed having a left wall, a right wall, and a floor, the cover comprising:
- a) a left panel assembly that is movable through and retainable in a stowed position within the truck bed, a horizontal position, and an extended position above the truck bed, wherein:
- i. the stowed position is substantially vertical and parallel to the left wall;
- ii. the horizontal position is substantially parallel to the floor;
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- iii. the extended position is substantially vertical and parallel to the left wall;
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- b) a right panel assembly that is movable through and retainable in the stowed position within the truck bed, the horizontal position, and the extended position above the truck bed, wherein
- i. the stowed position is substantially vertical and parallel to the right wall;
- ii. the horizontal position is substantially parallel to the floor;
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- iii. the extended position is substantially vertical and parallel to the right wall;
- wherein the right panel assembly and left panel assembly do not engage each other when in the horizontal position;
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- c) a left base beam attached to the left wall and a right base beam attached to the right wall wherein:
- i. the left panel assembly is hingedly attached to the left base beam and may be rotated from the stowed position, to the horizontal position, and to the extended position;
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- ii. the right panel assembly is hingedly attached to the right base beam and may be rotated from the stowed position, to the horizontal position, and to the extended position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.