Patent ID: 11912111
Assignee: nan
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  E | IPC B  E

Claim 4:
5. A method for coupling a vehicle cover assembly to a vehicle, the vehicle having a cross-member coupled to first and second B-pillars, comprising:
providing a canopy assembly having a canopy, first and second adjustable tightening devices, and first and second coupling brackets; the canopy having a front peripheral end portion, a rear peripheral end portion, a first side end portion, and a second side end portion; the first side end portion, the rear peripheral end portion, and the second side end portion defining a first sleeve with a first aperture therein, the rear peripheral end portion being sized to extend across a rear end of the vehicle; the front peripheral end portion defining a second sleeve with a second aperture therein; the first adjustable tightening device extending through the first aperture of the first sleeve, the second adjustable tightening device extending through the second aperture of the second sleeve, the first and second coupling brackets being coupled to the canopy and extending through the canopy;
coupling a frame member to the vehicle;
coupling first and second support members to the cross-member of the vehicle;
positioning the canopy on the vehicle such that the canopy extends from a front cab portion of the vehicle to a rear end portion of the vehicle and over the front cab portion, the frame member, and the first and second support members;
inserting the first and second support members into the first and second coupling brackets, respectively, of the canopy assembly;
securing first and second end portions of the first adjustable tightening device to the vehicle and then adjusting an effective length of the first adjustable tightening device to secure the canopy to the vehicle; and
securing first and second end portions of the second adjustable tightening device to the vehicle and then adjusting an effective length of the second adjustable tightening device to secure the canopy to the vehicle.