Patent ID: 6783169
Filing Date: 2004-08-31
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A cover assembly for a vehicle bed having at least a rear wall, opposing first and second side walls extending forwardly from the rear wall, and a floor, the rear wall, the side walls, and the floor defining an interior space having an upwardly facing opening, the cover assembly comprising:first and second cover members; a pair of cover mounts constructed to mount the first and second cover members to the vehicle bed, the cover mounts enabling the first and second cover members to be moved between (a) a closed position wherein the cover members extend between the side walls to close the upwardly facing opening of the vehicle bed and inhibit access to the interior space thereof, (b) an open position wherein the cover members extend upwardly from the side walls to uncover the upwardly facing opening of the vehicle bed and facilitate access to the interior space thereof, and (c) a storage position wherein the cover members are retracted downwardly from the open position into the vehicle bed; at least one motor operatively connected to the first and second cover members and constructed to move the cover members at least between the closed and open positions thereof, wherein each of the first and second cover members include first and second panels with ends pivotally mounted to one another, the second panels having an opposing end pivotally mounted to a respective cover mount and the first panels having an opposing end slidably mounted to track members to allow the cover members to move with respect to the track members between the open and closed positions.