Patent ID: 6471282
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A track and roller assembly for a retractable and extendable protective cover assembly for covering a bed of a pick-up truck, the assembly comprising:a pair of oppositely located and upwardly extending sides on a bed of a pick-up truck; a pair of guide tracks being disposed in a substantially parallel formation relative to each other, said guide tracks extending along and being located inside and adjacent the top of said sides of the truck bed, the guide track being substantially below in elevation relative to the top of the sides of the bed; a plurality of rollers positioned within each of the guide tracks, each of the plurality of rollers having an axis of rotation substantially parallel to the bed of the pick-up truck; each of said rollers being movably engaged to each of a plurality of frame members of a retractable and extendable protective cover assembly; at least three of the plurality of frame members, including a front frame member and a rear frame member, having each of their ends coupled to at least two of said rollers through brackets; front and rear ends of said tracks having vertically oriented holes therethrough; the brackets associated with the front and rear frame members having vertically extending holes therethrough, aligned with said track holes when the cover assembly is fully extended; and four pins extending through said track holes and said bracket holes when said cover is extended; whereby removal of said four pins permits quick removal of said cover assembly.