Patent ID: 6588826
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A rigid cover assembly for a pickup truck having a cabin and an open bed defined by a front wall and two opposing side walls comprising:a frame including a front member detachably positioned on said front wall and a pair of side members detachably positioned on said side walls, a rigid cover movable between an open position providing access to said bed and a closed position on said frame and forming a top for covering the bed in the closed position, a bracket connected to said front wall, said bracket having a slot, a bar having a tabbed end portion for insertion in said slot for pivotal movement of said bar relative to said bracket to releasably connect said bar to said bracket and a flat end portion including a pair of bores, and a manually adjustable fastening mechanism retained on said cover above the open bed and extending through said bores in said bar to releasably connect said bar to said cover with said bar tabbed end portion positioned in said bracket slot for pivotal movement of said cover with said bar between the open and closed positions.