Truck foldup bed cover
A pickup truck and tonneau cover including hard panels configured to selectively secure horizontally and vertically over a pickup truck bed, with a window in each panel, each window located to align with the other windows when the panels are oriented vertically in a fully retracted position.
1. A tonneau cover comprising:
a plurality of hard panels configured to selectively secure horizontally and vertically over a pickup truck bed; and
a window in each panel, each window located to align with the other windows when the panels are oriented vertically in a fully retracted position.
2. The tonneau of claim 1 wherein each window is a translucent plastic sheet covering a cutout in the respective panel.
3. The tonneau of claim 2 including a plurality of covers, each cover releasably securable to the respective panel and sized to block viewing through the respective window.
4. The tonneau of claim 1 including a plurality of covers, each cover releasably securable to the respective panel and sized to block viewing through the respective window.
5. The tonneau of claim 4 including a vertical retention assembly configured to selectively hold the panels in the fully retracted position.
6. The tonneau of claim 1 including a vertical retention assembly configured to selectively hold the panels in the fully retracted position.
7. The tonneau of claim 6 wherein the vertical retention assembly includes a release fastener configured to extend through the panels and secure into a roof ditch molding of the pickup truck.
8. The tonneau of claim 6 wherein the vertical retention assembly includes a loop configured to secure into a roof ditch molding of the pickup truck and a strap configured to releasably secure the panels to the loop.
9. A pickup truck comprising:
a bed behind a cab having a rear window;
a tonneau cover including a plurality of hard panels selectively securable horizontally and vertically over the bed; and
a window in each panel, each window located to align with the other panel windows and the rear window when the panels are oriented vertically in a fully retracted position.
10. The pickup truck of claim 9 wherein each window is a translucent plastic sheet covering a cutout in the respective panel.
11. The pickup truck of claim 10 including a plurality of covers, each cover releasably securable to the respective panel and sized to block viewing through the respective window.
12. The pickup truck of claim 9 including a plurality of covers, each cover releasably securable to the respective panel and sized to block viewing through the respective window.
13. The pickup truck of claim 9 including a vertical retention assembly configured to selectively hold the panels in the fully retracted position.
14. The pickup truck of claim 13 wherein the vertical retention assembly includes a release fastener extending through the panels and secured into a roof ditch molding of the pickup truck.
15. The pickup truck of claim 13 wherein the vertical retention assembly includes a loop secured in a roof ditch molding of the pickup truck and a strap configured to releasably secure the panels to the loop.