Patent ID: 6017077
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: B60J,Y10S

Abstract:
A truck bed cap window lock system comprising, in combination:a cap mounted over a truck bed and having a rear window pivotally coupled to the cap along a top edge thereof and adapted to pivot outwardly, the cap further having a pair of sliding windows each slidably situated within a cut out formed in a corresponding side face of the cap;a plurality of locking assemblies each mounted adjacent to an associated one of the windows, each locking assembly including a lock housing formed of a circular portion with a pair of apertured tabs extending from free ends thereof for being screwably coupled to an interior surface of a periphery of an associated one of the windows, each locking assembly further including a cylindrical solenoid having a pair of apertured tabs extending therefrom for mounting the solenoid to an interior surface of the cap adjacent to the associated window and having a latching bar, the latching bar having an unbiased orientation upon the lack of receipt of power wherein the same resides within the associated lock housing for precluding the opening of the corresponding window and a biased orientation upon the receipt of power wherein the latching bar is removed from the associated lock housing for allowing the opening of the corresponding window; anda control panel situated within a cab of the truck and having a plurality of toggle switches each connected to the locking assembly associated with a designated one of the windows, each toggle switch having a first orientation for providing power to the associated solenoids and a second orientation for precluding the supply of power to the associated solenoids.