Patent ID: 6227602
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
In combination with a pick-up truck having an open cargo box extending from a forward portion adjacent to a passenger cab of said pick-up truck to a rear portion adjacent to a tailgate of said pick-up truck and side portions bounded by sides of said pick-up truck, a cargo cover for covering said open cargo box, said cover comprising: a front panel for covering said forward portion of said cargo box, said front panel comprised of a first pair of thin spaced apart co-extensive stamped metal sheets joined together along outer front and opposite side portions of said front panel; a rear panel for covering said rear portion of said cargo box, said rear panel pivotally connected to said front panel and comprised of a second pair of thin spaced apart coextensive metal sheets joined together along outer rear and opposite side portions of said rear panel; a means for pivotally connecting said front panel to said rear panel; and a means for pivotally connecting said front panel and said rear panel to said sides of said pick-up truck, said pick-up truck connecting means comprising a pair of pivot pins attached to said opposite sides of said pick-up truck cargo box and a pair of hinges on said opposite side portions of said cover for detachably mounting said cover on said cargo box, each of said pairs of hinges having a pair of opposing members, said pair of opposing members having open end slotted portions engaging one of said pivot pins, said open end slotted portions being in non-releasable relationship with said pivot pins when said panels of said cover are closed and in releasable relationship with said pivot pins when said panels of said cover are open.