Patent · US Expired

Tonneau cover apparatus for pickup truck vehicles

US4273377A · kind A · utility

90Cited by
7References
14Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 9, 1979
Grant dateJun 16, 1981
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 9, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60J7/062
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Tonneau cover apparatus for pickup trucks includes an elongated track secured to the sides of a pickup, with ribs or cross members extending across the bed of the pickup and secured to bearing guides movable on the track. An impervious tonneau cover is secured to the ribs and is movable therewith to cover the bed of the pickup.

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