Patent ID: 6302469
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A reversible cover for a vehicle having an open cargo area, frame members extending above the cargo area from the perimeter of the cargo area to support a cover, and connectors distributed along the perimeter of the cargo area for securing ropes or the like, wherein said cover comprises:an upper panel, a front panel, a rear panel, and opposing side panels, at least some of said panels being rollable, and all of said panels being reversible and comprising a soft, weather-resistant material having different coloration on their opposite surfaces, said front, rear, and side panels further including slidable pass-through connectors proximate their bottom edges for receiving rope-like connectors;said upper panel for detachable connection to the top of the frame members and including integral elongated snap strips positioned on each surface of the upper panel to embrace the top frame members, said snap strips having a coloration corresponding to the coloration of the panel surface to which they are attached;said front panel coupled along its top edge to the upper panel and for detachable securement along its bottom edge to the perimeter of the cargo area, said front panel including laterally opposite flap covers selectively able to wrap around the front portions of the adjacent side panels and to be detachably secured to the side panels to form a seal with each adjacent side panel:each side panel coupled along its top edge to the top panel and for detachable securement along its bottom edge to said perimeter of the cargo area, the rear edge of each side panel including a flap cover selectively able to wrap over and under and detachably couple to an adjacent rearward panel to form a seal with the adjacent rearward panel; andsaid rear panel coupled along its top edge to the top panel.