Patent ID: 6340194
Filing Date: 2002-01-22
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A rigid cover assembly for an open bed of a pickup truck, the rigid cover comprising:A first sheet of heat deformable plastic having a slightly crowned surface and four depending walls defining a perimeter lip; A second sheet of heat deformable plastic having a slightly crowned surface and four depending walls defining a perimeter lip; Whereupon the slightly crowned surface and depending walls of the second sheet are included depending structures, which depending structures comprise: a perimeter ledge supporting a gasket interfacing with a top surface margin of the open bed of said pickup truck, a plurality of depending ribs arrayed to rigidify said slightly crowned surface, and opposed prop supports that depend below a margin defined by the perimeter lip; Wherein portions of the slightly crowned surfaces and the four depending walls of said first and second sheets achieve interfacial contact when deformed to produce said rigid cover.