Patent ID: 7278674
Filing Date: 2007-10-09
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. A cover for enclosing a cargo box of a pick-up truck, said cover assembled from an inventory of common parts, comprising: a pair of pivotally connected panels, each of said panels rotatable about a transverse axis between an open position and a closed position on said cargo box and bounded by a pair of slender spaced apart side members, a slender inner transverse member and a slender outer transverse member, said side and transverse members being cut from unspecified lengths of extruded stock to conform to the length and width of said cargo box; stamped S-clip fasteners for connecting said side and transverse members; elbows for joining together end portions of said bounding members to form outer corners of said panels; a gusset in each of said corners for reinforcing said panels, a hinge for pivotally connecting said panels, a thin rubber seal in covering relationship to said hinge to prevent water from entering said cargo box, a thin retaining strip on each side of said seal for sealing the sides of said seal; a plurality of slender longitudinal support members between said spaced apart side members, said longitudinal support members being cut from unspecified lengths of extruded stock to conform to the length of said cargo box and extending between said spaced apart transverse members; a means in each of said panels for locking said panels to said pick-up truck, a thin cover on the top of each of said panels, said covers extending between said bounding members; and a safety latch pivotally mounted in at least one of said panels for preventing a sudden opening of said panel if said panel is improperly latched, said safety latch comprised of a slender wire latch and a spring for outwardly biasing said slender wire latch.