Patent ID: 7097228

Claim:
A retractable/extendable, sectional cover for an open top vehicle load bed, comprising: a base structure having confronting side portions; said side portions including: parallel, substantially horizontal, upper first tracks extending lengthwise of the side portions, said first tracks having forward ends; parallel, substantially horizontal, second tracks below the first tracks, extending lengthwise of the side portions, said second tracks having forward ends; a pair of parallel, substantially vertical forward tracks extending downwardly from the forward ends of the first tracks; a pair of parallel, substantially vertical rearward tracks, extending downwardly from the forward ends of the second tracks; a plurality of inverted, U-shaped cover sections, each having a pair of sides, said sides having lower ends, each including a forward guide and a rearward guide, said forward guides being movable back and forth lengthwise of the first tracks and being movable from the first tracks into the substantially vertical forward tracks, and vertically up and down in the substantially vertical forward tracks; and said rear guides being movable back and forth lengthwise of the second tracks and being movable from the second tracks into the substantially vertical rearward tracks, and up and down in the substantially vertical rearward tracks.