Patent ID: 7344178

Claim:
A cover system for a trailer of a freight transport vehicle having a cargo space, the cover system comprising: (a) at least one pair of track brackets adapted for mounting on opposite sides of the trailer; (b) at least one pair of tracks adapted for mounting to the track brackets, each member of the pair of tracks extending horizontally along the sides of the trailer, each member of the tracks having a first channel, a second channel and an underhang; (c) at least one pair of trucks adapted for mounting in the tracks and further adapted for displacement along the opposite sides of the trailer along the length of the members of the pair of tracks; (d) a plurality of generally U-shaped bow portions, each of the bow portion having a horizontal upper bridging portion and a pair of leg portions extending downward from the horizontal upper portion, each leg portion having a distal end adapted for mounting on each member of the pair of trucks so that there is displacement of the bow portions as each member of the pair of trucks is displaced along the length of the members of the track; and (e) a flexible canopy supported by the bow portions for covering or uncovering the cargo space as each bow portion is displaced horizontally relative to the trailer along the length of the members of the pair of tracks.