Truck top frame
US6824192B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 15, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60J7/10
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A truck top frame for supporting a fabric cover including two or more bows mounted in truck stake pockets. Each bow having a plurality of nipples mounted thereon facing adjacent bows. Multiple purlins are supported by the bows by a pair of facing nipples. The bows comprise three sections including two vertical sections, a horizontal section and two non-rotating sliding joints therebetween. Each vertical section including a transitional section and its upper end and the horizontal section includes a transitional section at each end thereof. The transitional sections on the horizontal section join the transitional sections on the vertical section in a parallel telescoping relation in two non-rotating joints.
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