Patent ID: 6655722
Filing Date: 2003-12-02
Classification: B60P,B60R

Abstract:
A versatile loading arc system for a pickup truck having a bed extending between a front end adjacent the truck's cabin and a rear end, said bed being defined by the rear end, the front end, and two side walls, the system comprising a front arc having a top bar extending between two side legs secured at the front end of the bed; and a rear arc having a top bar extending between two side legs, said rear arc being connected to two swinging arms which are capable of rotating with respect to the side walls at a location intermediate the rear end and the front end of the bed; the top bar of the rear arc being connected to said swinging arms for translation displacement of the rear arc between a front position, in which the rear arc adjoins the front arc, and at least one rear position in which the rear arc extends parallel to the front arc at or adjacent the rear end of the bed;wherein the left and right side walls defining the bed are each provided with a respective left and right connecting bar detachably secured to a top end of each of the respective side walls, and further wherein the side legs of the front and rear arcs extend from the respective connecting bars; and wherein a side bar is attached to each of the connecting bars, the side bar extending essentially the length of the bed, and where each of the swinging arms is pivotally hinged to one of the respective side bars.