Patent ID: 6224140
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A pick up truck comprising:a truck box with a bed, a front and wall and two vertical side walls standing upwardly from the bed, and a rear tail gate pivotal from a raised position extending across the side walls to a horizontal lowered position;and a cover for the truck box comprising:a pair of mounting rails each mounted on a top surface of a respective side wall of the truck box;a pair of panels each pivotally mounted on a respective one of the mounting rails for pivotal movement between a closed position and a raised open position;each panel in the closed position extending inward from the corresponding mounting rail to a free end such that the free ends of the panels engage each other in the closed position of the panels;each panel in the raised open position extending generally upward from the corresponding mounting element such that the free ends are spaced apart;two frame elements each mounted between the panels in the raised open position such that the panels are supported in an upright orientation for containing cargo in the truck box, the frame elements being mounted adjacent respective forward and rearward ends of the panels;each mounting rail including a horizontal portion lying on the top surface of the respective side wall, an inner portion for depending along an inner surface of the respective side wall and a gutter portion including an upturned lip;each panel having an outer downturned lip arranged adjacent the inner portion of the respective mounting rail;each mounting rail including a hinge arranged between the outer edge of a respective panel and the inner portion of the respective mounting rail;each mounting rail including a sealing member arranged between the outer edge of the respective panel and the respective rail member for preventing ingress of moisture therebetween such that moisture passing through the hinge is collected in the gutter portion.