Patent ID: 6695383
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A cover assembly for a container of a vehicle; the container having first and second ends and the cover assembly comprising a retractable cover having a first end attached to a roller assembly and a second end attached to a cover support element, the cover assembly comprising rolling means adapted to roll the cover upon the roller assembly; wherein the cover support element is supported by at least one pivot arm at an upper end thereof, said pivot arm being pivotable about a lower end thereof at a point intermediate the two ends of the container and adjacent the bottom of the container, between a first position in which the cover support element is adjacent the first end of the container and a second position in which the cover support element is adjacent the second end of the container; and wherein the roller assembly is mounted for movement between a lower position in which the roller assembly is substantially adjacent the top of the container at the first end thereof when the pivot arm is in said second position, and an upper position in which the roller assembly is more greatly spaced from the top of the container when the pivot arm is in the first position.