Patent ID: 6030021
Filing Date: 2000-02-29
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A bed cover assembly for a vehicle bed comprising:a pair of tracks to be secured to opposed sidewalls of the vehicle bed;a flexible cover extendible between said tracks to cover said vehicle bed, said cover including a flexible sheet and transverse supporting end ribs secured to said sheet at opposite ends thereof;first abutment members adjacent opposite ends of each track, said first abutment members and said end ribs having cooperating formations thereon, said first abutment members and said end ribs moving into abutment with said cooperating formations in mating engagement when said cover is longitudinally in tension and extends between said tracks to cover said vehicle bed thereby to inhibit lifting of said cover from said tracks; anda releasable locking mechanism to maintain said cover in tension and inhibit separation of said cooperating formations.