Patent ID: 7216919

Claim:
A vehicle-mounted, covered container apparatus, comprising: a container member, a cover assembly including rigid cover units, and hinged container-to-cover attachment means connected between said container member and said cover assembly, wherein said cover assembly is comprised of a telescopic collapsible cover assembly which includes rigid telescopic cover units, and said hinged container-to-cover attachment means are connected between said container member and said rigid telescopic cover units, and wherein said telescopic collapsible cover assembly includes a plurality of rigid curved cover units that are telescopic with respect to each other, wherein said plurality of rigid telescopic cover units include: a first curved unit, a second curved unit telescopically received in said first curved unit, and a third curved unit telescopically received in said second curved unit, and wherein said container-to-cover attachment means include a pair of hinge pins connecting said first curved unit, said second curved unit, and said third curved unit to each other, and wherein said hinge pins are located on respective tops of sides of said container member.