Patent ID: 6082806
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
In combination with a pick-up truck having an open cargo box bounded by a generally horizontal floor structure, a transverse front wall structure, opposing longitudinal side wall structures and a transverse tailgate, a tonneau cover rotatably mounted on said opposing side wall structures for enclosing said cargo box, said tonneau cover comprising at least one thin panel mounted in a generally rectangular outer frame; the outer frame having slender adjoining front, rear and side members, each of said frame members having a closed outer portion and a channel inner portion for receiving outer portions of said thin rectangular panel and a plurality of lateral crossmembers; corner members for engaging said end portions of said frame side members and end portions of said front and rear members; the plurality of lateral crossmembers, each having end portions slidably engaging said channel portions of said frame members; a pair of spaced apart complementary hinge members attached to opposite end portions of one of said lateral crossmembers, said hinges including inward extending pivot shafts attached to said cargo box side wall structures; a means for selectively adjusting the positions of said pivot shafts on said opposing cargo box side wall structures to longitudinally align said cover with said cargo box; and a means for selectively adjusting the positions of said hinge members on said crossmember to laterally align said cover with said cargo box; and a means for locking said cover to said cargo box.