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Removable canopy cover

  • US 4,799,726 A
  • Filed: 03/21/1988
  • Issued: 01/24/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/21/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An open truck bed having a removable canopy thereon comprising;

  • a truck bed defining a load carrying area, said walls projected along the sides of said area extending from the front of said area to the rear of said area, a cap attached to the truck bed over the front of said area having rearwardly projected edge means configured substantially in the form of an inverted U, a rear hoop movably attached to the truck bed over the rear of said area and having forwardly projected edge means configured substantially in the form of an inverted U, a cover configured substantially of an inverted U and having a forwardly projected edge portion that is captured by the rearwardly projected edge means of the cap and a rearwardly projected edge that is captured by the forwardly projected edge means of the rear hoop, said side walls of the truck bed having upper edge means, said cover having lower edges that are respectively captured by the upper edge means of the side walls, said lower edges each standing the distance from the hoop to the cap, and sealing means engaging the captured edges of the cover and the respective edge means of the cap, hoop and side walls for enclosing the area of the truck bed, said cover being removable from capture by the respective edge means by rearward movement of the hoop to permit disengagement of the sealing means, and locking means locking said cover in place by locking the hoop against said rearward movement.

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