CA2071977A1 - Collapsible cover having mid-gate for pick-up truck - Google Patents
Collapsible cover having mid-gate for pick-up truckInfo
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- CA2071977A1 CA2071977A1 CA 2071977 CA2071977A CA2071977A1 CA 2071977 A1 CA2071977 A1 CA 2071977A1 CA 2071977 CA2071977 CA 2071977 CA 2071977 A CA2071977 A CA 2071977A CA 2071977 A1 CA2071977 A1 CA 2071977A1
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- cover
- collapsible
- truck bed
- truck
- bed
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
- B60J7/00—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs
- B60J7/08—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs of non-sliding type, i.e. movable or removable roofs or panels, e.g. let-down tops or roofs capable of being easily detached or of assuming a collapsed or inoperative position
- B60J7/10—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs of non-sliding type, i.e. movable or removable roofs or panels, e.g. let-down tops or roofs capable of being easily detached or of assuming a collapsed or inoperative position readily detachable, e.g. tarpaulins with frames, or fastenings for tarpaulins
- B60J7/102—Readily detachable tarpaulins, e.g. for utility vehicles; Frames therefor
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
- B60J7/00—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs
- B60J7/08—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs of non-sliding type, i.e. movable or removable roofs or panels, e.g. let-down tops or roofs capable of being easily detached or of assuming a collapsed or inoperative position
- B60J7/10—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs of non-sliding type, i.e. movable or removable roofs or panels, e.g. let-down tops or roofs capable of being easily detached or of assuming a collapsed or inoperative position readily detachable, e.g. tarpaulins with frames, or fastenings for tarpaulins
- B60J7/106—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs of non-sliding type, i.e. movable or removable roofs or panels, e.g. let-down tops or roofs capable of being easily detached or of assuming a collapsed or inoperative position readily detachable, e.g. tarpaulins with frames, or fastenings for tarpaulins readily detachable hard-tops
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
- B60J7/00—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs
- B60J7/185—Locking arrangements
- B60J7/19—Locking arrangements for rigid panels
- B60J7/194—Locking arrangements for rigid panels for locking detachable hard-tops or removable roof panels to the vehicle body
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Abstract
A collapsible canopy type cover (C) for the rearwardly extending bed (B) of a pickup truck (T). The cover (C) includes fore and aft hard shell portions (6, 14) respectively with a flexible cover (9) therebetween supported by ribs (8). The aft hard shell portion (14) and the ribs (8) are slidably disposed upon a pair of tracks (2) supported upon the upper longitudinal edges of the truck bed. A security mid-gate (40) may be removably affixed at approximately the mid-section of the truck bed to extend from the rear of the aft hard shell section (14) of the top to the bottom of the truck bed to provide a secure space in the truck bed when the flexible cover (9) is in its collapsed or stowed position.
Appropriate latch units (17) are provided to secure the cover in either its open or collapsed position.
Appropriate latch units (17) are provided to secure the cover in either its open or collapsed position.
Description
2~il977 ~1VO ~1/09751 PCI/US90~07179 " COLLAPSIBL COVER HAVI~G
M I D - GATE FOR P I CKUP TRUC:K "
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The invention pertains to th~ ~aneral field of 5 truck bed cove~s and more ~articularly to t~ ~ollap~ible cover ass mbly which fits ov~r th~ bed of a pic~cup t1 truck . The cover may be secured in a col lap~ed or extendPd Po5ition to sel~ctiv~1Y uncover or covPr thP
bed of the pickuP truck.
.~1i '1 10 ~, ~ he prior art dlsclo~;ed various ~ype5 of lonsitudinally collaPsible covers attach~ to the bed of a PiCkUp trucl~. ~he covsrs~ are :design~d ~ to CO~
- the enti~e ~ru~k bed or alternatively may~:b collaPs~d 15 ` aIlZd stowed in~ the collaPsed::Poslt~lon ~to op~n ~he sarn for uZse as ~ ~ may ~ ~ be ~ desi~red ~ or~ any particular ~ ap~ Z ~
~5~ `~ A s~aarch o~ the~ prl~r~ art ~ did: not ~disclo~ ~any atnts tha~ read~direc~l~Y on~he c~laims of-the l~n5ta'r.tZt ~:: 20inYQntion however, ~the~ ~fol:lowing U. S. :patnts; were consldsred~...re:lated~
~; 3,201, 171 ~ : wi~kard ~ 7 AUslll5t 1i~65 1~Z~ 3f231~305 ~ eck~tZan:~25~ January. ~ 9~6 `Z 2~ 3l6æs~7æ? :~ eather~ 5 ;5~P~mZber 1972 Z : 3,~0~ 4~8 :~ saaman ~ ~ ~6 Au~u~t r~ ~75 : 4, 25~, 363: ~ Rodrisu ~ 24 ~bruary .1~21 :
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W091/09751 PC~/US90/07179 Patents 3,~1, 171; 3, ?31, 305; 3, 688, ~87 and 3,931 J 54B
each ~re directed to ~ collaPsiblp cover structur~
which includes a flexible s~eet material ~ecured to a plurality of invertPd u-shaped ribs s~pported upon track mechanism attached to the pickup tru~k bed 50 that the covPr maY be extended or re~r~cted. Pa~ent 4,~5~,3&3 is directed to a similar such s~ructure which also includes fore ~nd ~ft h~rd shell end portion~
which, when the cover is collapsed, form an enclosed space to protect thP fl~xiblP m~t~rial from adverse weather ~nd environmental condition5 . The aft portion i5 secured to the forward po~tion by ~ hook on Pa~h side to secure the same in its collaPsed ~ondition.
Th~ present invention is an impro~Pment over the csllapsible cover as illustrated I~ U. 5 . P~tent No .
4,25~,363 and the disclosure of that pat~nt i5 incorporated herein by r~ference.
The prio~ a~t coll~l3sibl e co~Pr~ for pickup tr~c~s, includin~ those di~clo~ed in the above-ref~renced U.S. patents, are diffic~lt to mane w er from either the extendPd or retracted position to ~he oppo~ite Position~ ~u~thermore, when the cover i5 in its coll~psed position, the entire area Qf the -truck bed is open and non-~ecu~e. Additionally, when in the Px~nde~ position, the fl~xible sheet material pro~idin~ the collap~ible cover is not tishtl~ ~ecured to the truck bed therQby~allowin~ in~ress of foreign materials ~ch as snow, dirt:~nd thQ -like.
The coll~psible cover ~ssembly IS slldabl~
disposed to cover, in its extended position, the bed o1-a plckup tr~ck. The ~dge~ of the collaPsible cover a~
ti~htly secured to prevent in~ress Qf forPiyn object during oper~ion of the truck. ThP a~sembly includes , ~ l~' d, ~
WO 91/0~751 PCi/US90/07179 security mid-gat~ that is removably ~ttache~ at the approximate mid-Portion of th2 truck b~d. The ~ate extend, from the upper ed~es thereof downwardly to the bottom ~herPof and subst~ntiallY m~tQ~ with thP ~over.
In its collaPsed condition, the covPr provides a sec~JrP
ar~a at the forward portion of the bed o~ the ~pi~kup i truck, ~ ~
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FI~U~E ~ i~ a Per~PPctive exPlodad view ~howing the collapsible cover constru ted in accordance with the principlPs of th~ present in~ntion;
FI~URE 1A is a cross sectional view taken alons lines 1A of FI~URE 1 çshown i~ th~ assembl~d position);
~ FI~URE 2 is a Fartial persPectiye ~iew ~howing .~; 15 the security mid-gate Positioned in the truck bed;
URE 3 illustrates in a fra~mented ~nd partial ~t2w~y view, th~ installation of the mid-~t~ in the bed of a pickuP truck;
FI~URE 3A illu5t~ta5 th~ d~tai 15 of th~ mid-~ate o att~chment means; - ~ ~
FIGUR~ ~ illustrate~ the tuck bed liner u~ili2ed in conjunction wjlth ~he mid-~atQ;~ . :
. ~ FI~U~E 4A i5 a cross~section~l view ~f.~ther . illu~tr~ting t~e con~tru~tion of th~ mid-gate..lin~r so ~; 25 as to receive the mld-~ate;
FIa~RE 5 is a perspective view of a ~lider which en~ges tracks upon which the cov~r of the pr~s~nt in~ention i5 mounted;
~ I FI~URE 6 is a perspective view of a casing which :l 30 recsi~ss the ~lide~ strdted in ~I~URE 5;
FI~URE 7A is a :perspective front view of the ~tt~chi~ mechanism interconn~cting ribs supportin~ ~h~
~ollapsible ~over with the gli~er mechanism;
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~0~1977 i W0~1/097~1 PCT/US90/07179 FI~U~E 7B is a per~Pective back view o~ the attachin~ mechanism, FIGURE 8 is ~n exPlod~d view illustrating latching mechanism usPd for sPcuring the collapsibl2 5 cover in its extended and/or ret~acted positions.
F I ~URE ~ p~r5p~ctiv~ vi~w showi~ the glide~
means att~ched to th~ tr~cks secured to ~e tru~k bed rdi 1~;
FI~URE 10 is ~ sectional vi~w showin~ the , lO rel~tive positions of the sli~er means, wa~h~r, spring, 3 and the aft hard shPll portion.
~el'~rr i ng now more part i cu 1 ar 1 Y t o F I ~URE 1, ,. there i~ shown, in an exploded perspective Yiew, a 15 pickup truck T havin~ a rearw~rdly Pxtending bed B with ~, I'ront, r~ar and side walls and upper side edge~ S. Th~
co 1 1 aps i b 1 e c~nopy cover ~ shown i n ~xP 1 ode~ v i ew i n FIGIJRE 1 is aff ixed to ~h~ uppPr s idé edg~s S of the b~d ~ and is secured at the r@~r portion R of the cab 20 0~ the truck T ~o thPrebY pI~ovide a s~al ~etween the ~ cab and the forw~rd area over ~he bed B of the truck.
3 Th~ ~ove~ ~ m~Y be coll~ps~d or:ext~nded ~ ~Qsir~d for - any particular aPpii~ation. As is more specific~lly 3 -shown in FI~U~E5 2, 3, 3A,i~4 ~nd 4Ai t~re is;provided 25 at aPProxima~ely the cen~er of the bed B, a ~e~u~itY
mid-~ate.40 ~not illustratsd in ~I~URE 1 for Purpo~e o~
clarity) which~may ~e rPmovably sec~red in pl~ce 50 that when the c~Y~ in its col lapsed and stow2d position,i the rea~ portion of the truck ~ed B r~mains 30 op~n. The forw~rd portion of the tr~ck b~d is maintained in ~ sec~re con~ition by the combination of the co11dpsed cover ~ along with th~ mid-gate.
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V~ ~ g75~ ' ' ' Pcr/UsgO/07179 Throughout the fol lowing description, dupl icate parts are shown but wi 11 be r ~ferrPd to onlY once wi~h the understandins that the ~ame reference numeral wi 11 apply to the dupl icate P~rt wherein such exists .
A set of tracks 2 ~long with a spacer gasket 1 are attached along the top s ide Pdses ~ of the bed B bY
th~ clamps 3 a5 5hown in FIGURE 1. Each~X~ th~ -tracks 2, a~ shown in FI~URE 1Ai define a longitudinally extending slot 2 on each side thereol', where on the outermost slot is locatPd ~ groove ~03 that retAins cable me~ns or wire ~1 described infra. Ea~h 510t a150 r2ce i ves i nward l y d i recte~ edses 2 o 2 and 2 04 c~f gl ider means 18 whi ch is retained intRrnal lY within a g l i der c~Ls i ~g 1 ~ as a l s o s how~ F I ~URE 1 A . A~d i t i ona l gl iders with a saddle me~hani~rr attached thereto are i 1 lustratPd at 4 in FIGURE 1 with the saddle more clearly i 1 lustrated in FI~U~E5 7A and 7B. The combination of the saddle a.ld ~1 ider are affixed one at each end o~ the ribs 8 with the gl ider arms f ittin~
within the opposed groovPs of ~he tracks 2 ~5 best shown in FI~URE 9.
The ~1 ider means 1~, as shown in ~I~URE5 ~ and ~, i5 d~signed to oper~te in combination with the cas in~ 1~ whi ch receiYes the rear f iber ç~la55 boot ~14 to the tracks ?, The combination is designPd to be ~el~-adju~ting to compen~ate for in~onsistenci~s in the wid~h bii~twePn ~hQ track ~mPans ~ecured to the tr~l~k b~d r~ S. The s~lf~djustn)ent is accvmpli~hed bY ~
l~teral ~lot ~5 that is c~3t into the mei:al c~si~ as best shown in ~IGURE Y . ~he slot 95 al lows ~he gl ide 1 and casin~ 1~ to to disPl~c~d later~lly, as shown at 9 in FI~URE 10, to thu~ comp~ns~t~ for the bQd rai 1 incons is~n~ies .
Between the fi~er~las~ boo~ 14 and the casing 1q i5 locate~ ~ spring q1 and a wa5hPr q2 that are held in placP by a bolt 90 ~nd nut 9~ combinatiQn as shown in VVo ~I/ns7sl 2 0 719 7 7 Pcr/usso/o7l79 FI~URE 10. The ~pring maint~ins the required tension and the washer 92 allow~ thP casiny to easily slide lateral ly whi le m~intaining the bolt 90 and the sprin~
~1 in a stationerY position. AdditionallY, thP bolt -: 5 al lows the casins 1 q to self-adiust for a carnberins ;
motion 94 as 21so shown in Fi~ure 10.
A cab connecting boot 5 i5 insert~d w~iin ~ ~front o~eniny disposed within ~hP forward h~rd shel l portion 6 to provide access ta the ~ab of the truck T.
- 10 A f lexible cover 9 is ttached to the ribs 8 and ~. is also aff ixed to the fore hard shel l portion ~ and ., ~he aft h~rd shel l port ion 14 . ~propriate f~stener means, ~uch as ill~str~ted at 1. anà 13, i5 utili2ed to attach the cover q a5 i5 WPl 1 known and far appropriate ;i 15 tr i mm i ng to prvv i de an at tra ct i ve and w~ther-t i ght ' struct~ . TPnsion imP~rtin~ means in thP form of ;~ spring me~hanism 11 disposed within a cas in~ i5 aff ixed ,I to a wire 21 which is thread~d thro~lsh an appropriate ~;, loop in thP periphery of the f lexible ~over 9 . Wh~
2p the coYsr i5 in its Pxtsnd~d Po~ition, thP wirP ~1 is taut and is held ~ecurelY wi.thin the out~ ide ~roove of a~ch of the tr~cks 2 to thus seal the low~ ed~es of the flexi~le cover 9 to th~ sides of the truck ~Qd thus p~ecludin~ insre~ of unw~nted mat~rials.
I~ d~ ed, a wind def lector 15 maY be aff ixed to he top of th~ aft hard sheil portion 1~ a~ i5 well known in the art. In addlt~ion thereto, a re~r window 16 may -be ~ffixed to~ the aft hard ~hell portion 14. If d~sir~d,-~ the window 1~ ma~ b~ com~letely removabïe to provide acce~s for lo~din~ and ~lnloadins of the truck ~bed when the cov~r ~ is in its extended positio~.
An appropri~te latch ~nit 1?, a~ shown in FI~URE5 ~`~ 1 and 8, i5 atta~hed on each side at the lower portion of the aft hard shQl l portion 14 . The latch unit i5 ytilizkd to secur~ thP :Flexible ~over to the sides of the: tr~c}; bad whPn the ~ovPr is in it~ ~xtendPd ;l 2 0~ ~1 9 7 7 VO 91/09751 PCI'/USgO/07179 , .
position. The same latch mPchanism 17 maY also be utili~ed to sec~re the co~er in Pl~ce when it i5 in its retra CtPd pO5 i t i on i n a 5 i m i 1 ar manner .
An aPPropr i at e bear i ns cart r i dge means 1~ i s uti l i~ed between the lowe~ surfaces of the a~t hard shell portion 14 And the track 2 to assist in the movement of the collaPsible cover mecha~m a~ons the tracks during the retraction or extension thereof.
BY reference now more part i cularly to FIGUF~E5 ~, 3 and 4~ the mid-sate assem~ly is shown in further detai 1. As is therein i 1 lustr~ted, the mid-gate 40 is seat2d upon a l iner ~2 which is in~erted into And r~st~
upon the ~eck of the forward Portion of the b~d B at a ~oint intermQdi~te with the ~ront and rPar w~l ls of the pickup truck T. The liner 42 may be constructed of any de~irPd matPrial but Fr~fe~ablY is a molded plastic material such as polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride or . the l ike as i5 i l ll~strated at 44 in F~URE ~A. As i~
also 5hown in FI~URE 4A, th~ r 42 is formed with a 2û recPss 46 th~rein into whicl1 the lower end ~8 of the mid-gate 4D i~ insÆrted when the mià-~ate i5 in place ~s is shown in FI~URE 2. It should al~o be noted that the lower ~urface 5D of the l iner i5 disPosed above the bottom 52 of the becl o~ the pickup truck. The disposition of the l iner 42 above the bottom 52 of the , - b~d of the pickup tr ick definPs a protected sp~ce 3 ~ ~ : Within this space, items m~y be ~towed and k~t dry 9~ from - water~, snow or ~ other for@ign m~te~ials th~t m~y fal 1 into the rear ~ection of the bed aft of the mid-~ate 40, Particular~y wh n the cover~ ~ i5 in its collapsed and stowed~ position. ~hat i5, a false bottom is provided so th~t, for ~x~mPlP, wat~r may freQly move along the deck of ~he truck bed whi le items on ~p of the l iner ~2 rPmain isolated therefrom.
9 ~5 The rnid-gate 40 i5 held in place by a :pair of latch s 54 and 56 which Pn~age ~ r~tention me~h~nism ~
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WO9l/09751 P~T/USgO/07179 (only one of which is ~hown in FI~URE5 3 and ~A) attached to the inner surface of the truck bed B ~5 is i 1 lustrated . The mid-~ate 4n in~ des a s ide wal 1 6D
surroundPd by ~ f langP 6~ . ~he l~tch 54 is aff ix~d to 5 the ~ ide w~l l 60 . The f lange is f itted within an opening 64 defined bY thP retention mechanism 58 when the mid-~ate is inserted into the reces~ and then rotated forwardly as is ill~str~ted by the arrows 66.
,~once in po~ition. the latches 54 and 56 are inserted `~10 into the rPtentior, mPchanism 58 to thus rPtain the mid-~ate 40 in ~ se~urelY locked position.
~ t will be ~pparent to those skilled in the art, l,that the mid-gate ~0 m~Y be utili2ed with any of the :,collapsible retr~ct~ble ~overs disclosed in th~ prior ]5 art. This utili2ation may be ~c~ompli~hed by placing the mid-gate at the terminus of the cover when it i5 in ,its stowed position providing a ~e~ure ~Pace at the :~forward end of thP truck bed to recei~e v~rious t~pes lof mate~ials or objects su~h as tool~, clothin~, food :~,20 or the like while still leavin~ the aft portion of thQ
;~truck hed open and availablP for carryin~ othPr loads iwhich do not n~ed to be sec~ra~ or whi~h may be damaged by wPather or environmental conditions. Pre~erably, however, the mid-~ate 40 is utili~ed with a type of co~er illustrated in FI~URE 1 which has the fore and a~t hard shsll ~ortions ~ and 14, r spectively, within which th~ collapsible portion of the co~er i5 received when the cover i5 in its collaps~d and stow~d ~osition.
:~Th~s, there i5 provided a hard shell cover which when ~it~d to~ther seals and which, along with the mid-~at~ 40 s~ured in place, pro~ides a well definPd /secured space.
.3As is illust~ated mor~ fully i~ FI~URES 7A ~nd 7B
~,to whi~h r~fereMce is h~reby m~dP, the 5addle 70 include~ an upstanding wall 7~ defining an openin~ 74 wherein. A pair of inwardly directed le~s 76 and 78 are ; .
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1091/0~751 2 0 7 ~ 9 7 7 PCT/IJS90/07179 connected to the wall 72. The lower surf~ces of the le~s 76 and 7~ are affix~d to a slider casing such as i shown in FI~URE 6 bY welding or the like within which in turn i~ received ~ glider ~u~h as illustrated in FI~URE 5. The ribs ~ are affixed to the s3~dle~ member ~` ?O bY appropriate ~a~tening devices which pass th~ou~h the orifice 74 ~o therebY secure the ribs and the ~i flexible to~ ~ thereto.
AS i5 i 1 lustrated in FI~URE 8, the latch 17 . lO includ~s an ~-shaped bracket &D and a sprin~ steel '!, 5trip 82 as well as the latch 8~. The bracket 80 along with the latch and strip 8~ ~re ~ppropriat~ly secured to the aft shell 14 by appropriate fasteners. The l~tch me~hanism 84 i5 then utili~ed to sPc~re the ~over lS ~ in its extended or retracte~ posi~ions by approPriate en~a~ement with the bed B o:F the tru~k T to maintdin the ~over securelY in either the rPtracted or the ~towed position~
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While the invention ha~ been de5 ~ribed in complete dPt~il and pictoriallY shown in the a~companying drawings, it is not to be l~mited to such details~ since many change~ and modification~ maY be m~de to the in~entivrl~w~thout dep~rtins from the sPirit and th@ ~co~e thereof. He~ce, it~is~dsscrib~d to cov~r any and all modi~ic~tions an~ fo~ms which maY ~ome .~ within thP langu~e and ~cope o~ the claims.
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M I D - GATE FOR P I CKUP TRUC:K "
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The invention pertains to th~ ~aneral field of 5 truck bed cove~s and more ~articularly to t~ ~ollap~ible cover ass mbly which fits ov~r th~ bed of a pic~cup t1 truck . The cover may be secured in a col lap~ed or extendPd Po5ition to sel~ctiv~1Y uncover or covPr thP
bed of the pickuP truck.
.~1i '1 10 ~, ~ he prior art dlsclo~;ed various ~ype5 of lonsitudinally collaPsible covers attach~ to the bed of a PiCkUp trucl~. ~he covsrs~ are :design~d ~ to CO~
- the enti~e ~ru~k bed or alternatively may~:b collaPs~d 15 ` aIlZd stowed in~ the collaPsed::Poslt~lon ~to op~n ~he sarn for uZse as ~ ~ may ~ ~ be ~ desi~red ~ or~ any particular ~ ap~ Z ~
~5~ `~ A s~aarch o~ the~ prl~r~ art ~ did: not ~disclo~ ~any atnts tha~ read~direc~l~Y on~he c~laims of-the l~n5ta'r.tZt ~:: 20inYQntion however, ~the~ ~fol:lowing U. S. :patnts; were consldsred~...re:lated~
~; 3,201, 171 ~ : wi~kard ~ 7 AUslll5t 1i~65 1~Z~ 3f231~305 ~ eck~tZan:~25~ January. ~ 9~6 `Z 2~ 3l6æs~7æ? :~ eather~ 5 ;5~P~mZber 1972 Z : 3,~0~ 4~8 :~ saaman ~ ~ ~6 Au~u~t r~ ~75 : 4, 25~, 363: ~ Rodrisu ~ 24 ~bruary .1~21 :
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W091/09751 PC~/US90/07179 Patents 3,~1, 171; 3, ?31, 305; 3, 688, ~87 and 3,931 J 54B
each ~re directed to ~ collaPsiblp cover structur~
which includes a flexible s~eet material ~ecured to a plurality of invertPd u-shaped ribs s~pported upon track mechanism attached to the pickup tru~k bed 50 that the covPr maY be extended or re~r~cted. Pa~ent 4,~5~,3&3 is directed to a similar such s~ructure which also includes fore ~nd ~ft h~rd shell end portion~
which, when the cover is collapsed, form an enclosed space to protect thP fl~xiblP m~t~rial from adverse weather ~nd environmental condition5 . The aft portion i5 secured to the forward po~tion by ~ hook on Pa~h side to secure the same in its collaPsed ~ondition.
Th~ present invention is an impro~Pment over the csllapsible cover as illustrated I~ U. 5 . P~tent No .
4,25~,363 and the disclosure of that pat~nt i5 incorporated herein by r~ference.
The prio~ a~t coll~l3sibl e co~Pr~ for pickup tr~c~s, includin~ those di~clo~ed in the above-ref~renced U.S. patents, are diffic~lt to mane w er from either the extendPd or retracted position to ~he oppo~ite Position~ ~u~thermore, when the cover i5 in its coll~psed position, the entire area Qf the -truck bed is open and non-~ecu~e. Additionally, when in the Px~nde~ position, the fl~xible sheet material pro~idin~ the collap~ible cover is not tishtl~ ~ecured to the truck bed therQby~allowin~ in~ress of foreign materials ~ch as snow, dirt:~nd thQ -like.
The coll~psible cover ~ssembly IS slldabl~
disposed to cover, in its extended position, the bed o1-a plckup tr~ck. The ~dge~ of the collaPsible cover a~
ti~htly secured to prevent in~ress Qf forPiyn object during oper~ion of the truck. ThP a~sembly includes , ~ l~' d, ~
WO 91/0~751 PCi/US90/07179 security mid-gat~ that is removably ~ttache~ at the approximate mid-Portion of th2 truck b~d. The ~ate extend, from the upper ed~es thereof downwardly to the bottom ~herPof and subst~ntiallY m~tQ~ with thP ~over.
In its collaPsed condition, the covPr provides a sec~JrP
ar~a at the forward portion of the bed o~ the ~pi~kup i truck, ~ ~
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FI~U~E ~ i~ a Per~PPctive exPlodad view ~howing the collapsible cover constru ted in accordance with the principlPs of th~ present in~ntion;
FI~URE 1A is a cross sectional view taken alons lines 1A of FI~URE 1 çshown i~ th~ assembl~d position);
~ FI~URE 2 is a Fartial persPectiye ~iew ~howing .~; 15 the security mid-gate Positioned in the truck bed;
URE 3 illustrates in a fra~mented ~nd partial ~t2w~y view, th~ installation of the mid-~t~ in the bed of a pickuP truck;
FI~URE 3A illu5t~ta5 th~ d~tai 15 of th~ mid-~ate o att~chment means; - ~ ~
FIGUR~ ~ illustrate~ the tuck bed liner u~ili2ed in conjunction wjlth ~he mid-~atQ;~ . :
. ~ FI~U~E 4A i5 a cross~section~l view ~f.~ther . illu~tr~ting t~e con~tru~tion of th~ mid-gate..lin~r so ~; 25 as to receive the mld-~ate;
FIa~RE 5 is a perspective view of a ~lider which en~ges tracks upon which the cov~r of the pr~s~nt in~ention i5 mounted;
~ I FI~URE 6 is a perspective view of a casing which :l 30 recsi~ss the ~lide~ strdted in ~I~URE 5;
FI~URE 7A is a :perspective front view of the ~tt~chi~ mechanism interconn~cting ribs supportin~ ~h~
~ollapsible ~over with the gli~er mechanism;
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~0~1977 i W0~1/097~1 PCT/US90/07179 FI~U~E 7B is a per~Pective back view o~ the attachin~ mechanism, FIGURE 8 is ~n exPlod~d view illustrating latching mechanism usPd for sPcuring the collapsibl2 5 cover in its extended and/or ret~acted positions.
F I ~URE ~ p~r5p~ctiv~ vi~w showi~ the glide~
means att~ched to th~ tr~cks secured to ~e tru~k bed rdi 1~;
FI~URE 10 is ~ sectional vi~w showin~ the , lO rel~tive positions of the sli~er means, wa~h~r, spring, 3 and the aft hard shPll portion.
~el'~rr i ng now more part i cu 1 ar 1 Y t o F I ~URE 1, ,. there i~ shown, in an exploded perspective Yiew, a 15 pickup truck T havin~ a rearw~rdly Pxtending bed B with ~, I'ront, r~ar and side walls and upper side edge~ S. Th~
co 1 1 aps i b 1 e c~nopy cover ~ shown i n ~xP 1 ode~ v i ew i n FIGIJRE 1 is aff ixed to ~h~ uppPr s idé edg~s S of the b~d ~ and is secured at the r@~r portion R of the cab 20 0~ the truck T ~o thPrebY pI~ovide a s~al ~etween the ~ cab and the forw~rd area over ~he bed B of the truck.
3 Th~ ~ove~ ~ m~Y be coll~ps~d or:ext~nded ~ ~Qsir~d for - any particular aPpii~ation. As is more specific~lly 3 -shown in FI~U~E5 2, 3, 3A,i~4 ~nd 4Ai t~re is;provided 25 at aPProxima~ely the cen~er of the bed B, a ~e~u~itY
mid-~ate.40 ~not illustratsd in ~I~URE 1 for Purpo~e o~
clarity) which~may ~e rPmovably sec~red in pl~ce 50 that when the c~Y~ in its col lapsed and stow2d position,i the rea~ portion of the truck ~ed B r~mains 30 op~n. The forw~rd portion of the tr~ck b~d is maintained in ~ sec~re con~ition by the combination of the co11dpsed cover ~ along with th~ mid-gate.
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V~ ~ g75~ ' ' ' Pcr/UsgO/07179 Throughout the fol lowing description, dupl icate parts are shown but wi 11 be r ~ferrPd to onlY once wi~h the understandins that the ~ame reference numeral wi 11 apply to the dupl icate P~rt wherein such exists .
A set of tracks 2 ~long with a spacer gasket 1 are attached along the top s ide Pdses ~ of the bed B bY
th~ clamps 3 a5 5hown in FIGURE 1. Each~X~ th~ -tracks 2, a~ shown in FI~URE 1Ai define a longitudinally extending slot 2 on each side thereol', where on the outermost slot is locatPd ~ groove ~03 that retAins cable me~ns or wire ~1 described infra. Ea~h 510t a150 r2ce i ves i nward l y d i recte~ edses 2 o 2 and 2 04 c~f gl ider means 18 whi ch is retained intRrnal lY within a g l i der c~Ls i ~g 1 ~ as a l s o s how~ F I ~URE 1 A . A~d i t i ona l gl iders with a saddle me~hani~rr attached thereto are i 1 lustratPd at 4 in FIGURE 1 with the saddle more clearly i 1 lustrated in FI~U~E5 7A and 7B. The combination of the saddle a.ld ~1 ider are affixed one at each end o~ the ribs 8 with the gl ider arms f ittin~
within the opposed groovPs of ~he tracks 2 ~5 best shown in FI~URE 9.
The ~1 ider means 1~, as shown in ~I~URE5 ~ and ~, i5 d~signed to oper~te in combination with the cas in~ 1~ whi ch receiYes the rear f iber ç~la55 boot ~14 to the tracks ?, The combination is designPd to be ~el~-adju~ting to compen~ate for in~onsistenci~s in the wid~h bii~twePn ~hQ track ~mPans ~ecured to the tr~l~k b~d r~ S. The s~lf~djustn)ent is accvmpli~hed bY ~
l~teral ~lot ~5 that is c~3t into the mei:al c~si~ as best shown in ~IGURE Y . ~he slot 95 al lows ~he gl ide 1 and casin~ 1~ to to disPl~c~d later~lly, as shown at 9 in FI~URE 10, to thu~ comp~ns~t~ for the bQd rai 1 incons is~n~ies .
Between the fi~er~las~ boo~ 14 and the casing 1q i5 locate~ ~ spring q1 and a wa5hPr q2 that are held in placP by a bolt 90 ~nd nut 9~ combinatiQn as shown in VVo ~I/ns7sl 2 0 719 7 7 Pcr/usso/o7l79 FI~URE 10. The ~pring maint~ins the required tension and the washer 92 allow~ thP casiny to easily slide lateral ly whi le m~intaining the bolt 90 and the sprin~
~1 in a stationerY position. AdditionallY, thP bolt -: 5 al lows the casins 1 q to self-adiust for a carnberins ;
motion 94 as 21so shown in Fi~ure 10.
A cab connecting boot 5 i5 insert~d w~iin ~ ~front o~eniny disposed within ~hP forward h~rd shel l portion 6 to provide access ta the ~ab of the truck T.
- 10 A f lexible cover 9 is ttached to the ribs 8 and ~. is also aff ixed to the fore hard shel l portion ~ and ., ~he aft h~rd shel l port ion 14 . ~propriate f~stener means, ~uch as ill~str~ted at 1. anà 13, i5 utili2ed to attach the cover q a5 i5 WPl 1 known and far appropriate ;i 15 tr i mm i ng to prvv i de an at tra ct i ve and w~ther-t i ght ' struct~ . TPnsion imP~rtin~ means in thP form of ;~ spring me~hanism 11 disposed within a cas in~ i5 aff ixed ,I to a wire 21 which is thread~d thro~lsh an appropriate ~;, loop in thP periphery of the f lexible ~over 9 . Wh~
2p the coYsr i5 in its Pxtsnd~d Po~ition, thP wirP ~1 is taut and is held ~ecurelY wi.thin the out~ ide ~roove of a~ch of the tr~cks 2 to thus seal the low~ ed~es of the flexi~le cover 9 to th~ sides of the truck ~Qd thus p~ecludin~ insre~ of unw~nted mat~rials.
I~ d~ ed, a wind def lector 15 maY be aff ixed to he top of th~ aft hard sheil portion 1~ a~ i5 well known in the art. In addlt~ion thereto, a re~r window 16 may -be ~ffixed to~ the aft hard ~hell portion 14. If d~sir~d,-~ the window 1~ ma~ b~ com~letely removabïe to provide acce~s for lo~din~ and ~lnloadins of the truck ~bed when the cov~r ~ is in its extended positio~.
An appropri~te latch ~nit 1?, a~ shown in FI~URE5 ~`~ 1 and 8, i5 atta~hed on each side at the lower portion of the aft hard shQl l portion 14 . The latch unit i5 ytilizkd to secur~ thP :Flexible ~over to the sides of the: tr~c}; bad whPn the ~ovPr is in it~ ~xtendPd ;l 2 0~ ~1 9 7 7 VO 91/09751 PCI'/USgO/07179 , .
position. The same latch mPchanism 17 maY also be utili~ed to sec~re the co~er in Pl~ce when it i5 in its retra CtPd pO5 i t i on i n a 5 i m i 1 ar manner .
An aPPropr i at e bear i ns cart r i dge means 1~ i s uti l i~ed between the lowe~ surfaces of the a~t hard shell portion 14 And the track 2 to assist in the movement of the collaPsible cover mecha~m a~ons the tracks during the retraction or extension thereof.
BY reference now more part i cularly to FIGUF~E5 ~, 3 and 4~ the mid-sate assem~ly is shown in further detai 1. As is therein i 1 lustr~ted, the mid-gate 40 is seat2d upon a l iner ~2 which is in~erted into And r~st~
upon the ~eck of the forward Portion of the b~d B at a ~oint intermQdi~te with the ~ront and rPar w~l ls of the pickup truck T. The liner 42 may be constructed of any de~irPd matPrial but Fr~fe~ablY is a molded plastic material such as polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride or . the l ike as i5 i l ll~strated at 44 in F~URE ~A. As i~
also 5hown in FI~URE 4A, th~ r 42 is formed with a 2û recPss 46 th~rein into whicl1 the lower end ~8 of the mid-gate 4D i~ insÆrted when the mià-~ate i5 in place ~s is shown in FI~URE 2. It should al~o be noted that the lower ~urface 5D of the l iner i5 disPosed above the bottom 52 of the becl o~ the pickup truck. The disposition of the l iner 42 above the bottom 52 of the , - b~d of the pickup tr ick definPs a protected sp~ce 3 ~ ~ : Within this space, items m~y be ~towed and k~t dry 9~ from - water~, snow or ~ other for@ign m~te~ials th~t m~y fal 1 into the rear ~ection of the bed aft of the mid-~ate 40, Particular~y wh n the cover~ ~ i5 in its collapsed and stowed~ position. ~hat i5, a false bottom is provided so th~t, for ~x~mPlP, wat~r may freQly move along the deck of ~he truck bed whi le items on ~p of the l iner ~2 rPmain isolated therefrom.
9 ~5 The rnid-gate 40 i5 held in place by a :pair of latch s 54 and 56 which Pn~age ~ r~tention me~h~nism ~
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WO9l/09751 P~T/USgO/07179 (only one of which is ~hown in FI~URE5 3 and ~A) attached to the inner surface of the truck bed B ~5 is i 1 lustrated . The mid-~ate 4n in~ des a s ide wal 1 6D
surroundPd by ~ f langP 6~ . ~he l~tch 54 is aff ix~d to 5 the ~ ide w~l l 60 . The f lange is f itted within an opening 64 defined bY thP retention mechanism 58 when the mid-~ate is inserted into the reces~ and then rotated forwardly as is ill~str~ted by the arrows 66.
,~once in po~ition. the latches 54 and 56 are inserted `~10 into the rPtentior, mPchanism 58 to thus rPtain the mid-~ate 40 in ~ se~urelY locked position.
~ t will be ~pparent to those skilled in the art, l,that the mid-gate ~0 m~Y be utili2ed with any of the :,collapsible retr~ct~ble ~overs disclosed in th~ prior ]5 art. This utili2ation may be ~c~ompli~hed by placing the mid-gate at the terminus of the cover when it i5 in ,its stowed position providing a ~e~ure ~Pace at the :~forward end of thP truck bed to recei~e v~rious t~pes lof mate~ials or objects su~h as tool~, clothin~, food :~,20 or the like while still leavin~ the aft portion of thQ
;~truck hed open and availablP for carryin~ othPr loads iwhich do not n~ed to be sec~ra~ or whi~h may be damaged by wPather or environmental conditions. Pre~erably, however, the mid-~ate 40 is utili~ed with a type of co~er illustrated in FI~URE 1 which has the fore and a~t hard shsll ~ortions ~ and 14, r spectively, within which th~ collapsible portion of the co~er i5 received when the cover i5 in its collaps~d and stow~d ~osition.
:~Th~s, there i5 provided a hard shell cover which when ~it~d to~ther seals and which, along with the mid-~at~ 40 s~ured in place, pro~ides a well definPd /secured space.
.3As is illust~ated mor~ fully i~ FI~URES 7A ~nd 7B
~,to whi~h r~fereMce is h~reby m~dP, the 5addle 70 include~ an upstanding wall 7~ defining an openin~ 74 wherein. A pair of inwardly directed le~s 76 and 78 are ; .
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1091/0~751 2 0 7 ~ 9 7 7 PCT/IJS90/07179 connected to the wall 72. The lower surf~ces of the le~s 76 and 7~ are affix~d to a slider casing such as i shown in FI~URE 6 bY welding or the like within which in turn i~ received ~ glider ~u~h as illustrated in FI~URE 5. The ribs ~ are affixed to the s3~dle~ member ~` ?O bY appropriate ~a~tening devices which pass th~ou~h the orifice 74 ~o therebY secure the ribs and the ~i flexible to~ ~ thereto.
AS i5 i 1 lustrated in FI~URE 8, the latch 17 . lO includ~s an ~-shaped bracket &D and a sprin~ steel '!, 5trip 82 as well as the latch 8~. The bracket 80 along with the latch and strip 8~ ~re ~ppropriat~ly secured to the aft shell 14 by appropriate fasteners. The l~tch me~hanism 84 i5 then utili~ed to sPc~re the ~over lS ~ in its extended or retracte~ posi~ions by approPriate en~a~ement with the bed B o:F the tru~k T to maintdin the ~over securelY in either the rPtracted or the ~towed position~
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While the invention ha~ been de5 ~ribed in complete dPt~il and pictoriallY shown in the a~companying drawings, it is not to be l~mited to such details~ since many change~ and modification~ maY be m~de to the in~entivrl~w~thout dep~rtins from the sPirit and th@ ~co~e thereof. He~ce, it~is~dsscrib~d to cov~r any and all modi~ic~tions an~ fo~ms which maY ~ome .~ within thP langu~e and ~cope o~ the claims.
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Claims (15)
1. A collapsible canopy type cover for attachment to a rearwardly extending bed of a pickup type truck, said bed having front, rear, and side walls, and a deck, where said cover may be extended over the truck bed of collapsed at a forward end of the truck bed, said cover comprising:
A. track means secure to said truck bed;
B. a plurality of rib means sideably supported on said track means;
C. flexible cover means affixed to said rib means D. gate means extending between said side walls of said truck bed; and E. means for removably securing said gate means to said truck bed at a point intermediate said front and rear walls.
A. track means secure to said truck bed;
B. a plurality of rib means sideably supported on said track means;
C. flexible cover means affixed to said rib means D. gate means extending between said side walls of said truck bed; and E. means for removably securing said gate means to said truck bed at a point intermediate said front and rear walls.
2. The collapsible cover as defined in claim 1 wherein said intermediate point is substantially at a terminus of said cover when said cover is in a collapsed position thereof.
3. The collapsible cover as defined in claim 2 wherein said cover further includes fore and aft hard shell portions secured to said flexible cover means.
4. The collapsible cover as defined in claim 3 further comprising a rear window affixed to the aft hard shell portion.
AMENDED CLAIMS
[received by the International Bureau on 10 June 1991 (10.06.91);
original claims 6,8,11 and 15 amended;
other claims unchanged (2 pages)]
AMENDED CLAIMS
[received by the International Bureau on 10 June 1991 (10.06.91);
original claims 6,8,11 and 15 amended;
other claims unchanged (2 pages)]
5. The collapsible cover as defined in claim 4 wherein said rear window is removable.
6. The collapsible cover as defined in claim 3 further comprising a liner means disposed upon said truck bed deck and extending forward of said gate means.
7. The collapsible cover as defined in claim 6 wherein said liner means defines a surface disposed above and displaced from said deck to define a false bottom to at least a portion of said truck bed.
8. The collapsible cover as defined in claim 7 wherein said truck bed liner defines a transverse recess across the liner and said gate being received within said recess.
9. The collapsible cover as defined in claim 1 which further includes tension imparting means secured to a periphery of said flexible cover for tightly securing the periphery of said flexible cover to said side walls of said truck bed.
10. The collapsible cover as defined in claim 9 wherein said tension imparting means is a spring loaded cable means disposed within a casing provided at the periphery of said flexible cover means.
11. The collapsible cover as defined in claim 1 wherein said track means includes a longitudinally extending slot and cable means are received within at least a portion of said slot.
12. The collapsible cover as defined in claim 11 wherein said track means includes two opposed longitudinally extending slots and said cable means are received within a groove located on the outermost slot.
13. The collapsible cover as defined in claim 1 further comprising a plurality of glider means interposed between said rib means and said track means for facilitating reciprocal movement of said cover along said track means.
14. The collapsible cover as defined in claim 13 wherein said glider means further having a plurality of transverse slots therethrough and a plurality of bolts with mating nuts and springs with the bolts penetrating the slots and the springs displased over the bolts and nuts holding the cover to said glider means at a suitable angle for self-adjusting the glider means to compensate for inconsistencies in the width between the track means secured to the truck bad rails.
15. The collapsible cover as defined in claim 13 wherein each said track means includes a separate track affixed to said side walls where each track includes a pair of opposed slots, said glider means each having a pair of inwardly directed flanges that are received within said slots.
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