IP Library Granted Patent US 12,370,873
Granted Patent B2
US 12,370,873 · App. 18/623,284 · Granted Jul 29, 2025

Truck cap

Inventors: Jeffrey Joal Hickey (Sturgis, MI); Donald Richard Ireland (Middlebury, IN); Terrill D. Becker (Bristol, IN); Mitchell Austin Westra (Granger, IN); James Dillard Fletcher (Elkhart, IN)
Assignee: Leer Group
B60J7/1607B60J5/108B60P7/02
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Patent No.
US 12,370,873
App. No.
18/623,284
Granted
Jul 29, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A truck cap having a cap body with an opening, and a cap door that is movable between open and closed positions with respect to the opening. At least one hinge that attaches to the cap body and the cap door of the truck cap. The hinge includes a first hinge bracket member and a second hinge bracket member. The first hinge bracket member includes a hinge bracket to receive a pivot pin. The second hinge bracket member includes a hinge bracket with an opening sized to receive at least a portion of the pivot pin. The first hinge bracket member and the second hinge bracket member are pivotable with respect to each other about the pivot pin. A longitudinally extending gas prop pivotably attached to the pin extending from the second angled portion of the first hinge bracket member and to the pin of the second hinge bracket member.

Claims (40)

1. A cap for a cargo box of a pickup truck, wherein the cap comprises:

a roof extending between a first depending wall and a second depending wall located opposite the first depending wall;

wherein the roof, the first depending wall, and the second depending wall at least partially define a space therein which terminates at an opening;

a cap door selectively movable between an open position and a closed position with respect to the opening;

wherein the cap door covers the opening when in the closed position; and

a trough located adjacent at least a portion of a periphery of the opening.

2. The cap of claim 1 , wherein an upper shelf is formed on a portion of the roof.

3. The cap of claim 2 , wherein at least a portion of the trough is positioned between the upper shelf and the at least the portion of the periphery of the opening.

4. The cap of claim 2 , wherein the upper shelf includes a compound crown shape.

5. The cap of claim 4 , wherein the compound crown shape is directed towards the first depending wall, the second depending wall, and the at least a portion of the trough.

6. The cap of claim 1 , wherein the cap door covers an end portion of the roof, an end portion of the first depending wall, and an end portion of the second depending wall, when in the closed position.

7. The cap of claim 2 , wherein the trough is positioned on the roof between the upper shelf and the opening, and the trough is positioned on the first depending wall and the second depending wall.

8. The cap of claim 7 , wherein the trough includes a first outlet located at the first depending wall and a second outlet located at the second depending wall.

9. The cap of claim 2 , wherein the upper shelf and the trough are both molded into the cap.

10. The cap of claim 1 , wherein the trough is a channel feature that collects fluid that moves from the roof when the cap door is located in the open position.

11. A cap for a cargo box of a pickup truck, wherein the cap comprises:

a roof extending between a first wall and a second wall located opposite the first wall;

wherein the roof, the first wall, and the second wall at least partially define a space therein which terminates at an opening;

a cap door selectively movable between an open position and a closed position with respect to the opening;

wherein the cap door covers the opening when in the closed position;

a trough located adjacent at least a portion of a periphery of the opening;

wherein the trough is positioned on the roof and adjacent the first wall and the second wall; and

wherein the trough includes a first outlet located on the first wall and a second outlet located on the second wall.

12. The cap of claim 11 , wherein the trough is a channel feature that collects fluid that moves from the roof when the cap door is located in the open position.

13. The cap of claim 11 , further comprising a door seal that lines the periphery of the opening, wherein the door seal is engageable with an interior of the cap door.

14. The cap of claim 13 , wherein the trough is located adjacent at least a portion of the door seal, and wherein the door seal is located between the opening and the trough.

15. A cap for a cargo box of a pickup truck, wherein the cap comprises:

a roof extending between a first wall and a second wall located opposite the first wall;

wherein the roof, the first wall, and the second wall at least partially define a space therein which terminates at an opening;

a cap door selectively movable between an open position and a closed position with respect to the opening;

wherein the cap door covers the opening when in the closed position;

an upper shelf formed at an end portion of the roof;

a first hinge port located at the end portion of the roof; and

a second hinge port located at the end portion of the roof;

wherein the upper shelf is located between the first hinge port and the second hinge port.

16. The cap of claim 15 , wherein the upper shelf includes a compound crown shape directed towards the first wall, the second wall, and the opening of the cap.

17. The cap of claim 15 , wherein the upper shelf, the first hinge port, and the second hinge port are located underneath the cap door when the cap door is located in the closed position.

18. The cap of claim 15 , further comprising an upper seal located on the upper shelf between the first hinge port and the second hinge port.

19. The cap of claim 15 , further comprising a trough positioned on the roof between the upper shelf and the opening, the first wall, and the second wall.

20. The cap of claim 19 , wherein fluid deposited on the roof is directed toward the upper shelf which directs the fluid to the trough.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 5, 2025
From: LEER GROUP
To: TRUCK ACCESSORIES GROUP, LLC D/B/A LEER GROUP
Reel/Frame 073126/0503 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 1, 2024
From: HICKEY, JEFFREY JOAL; IRELAND, DONALD RICHARD; BECKER, TERRILL D.; WESTRA, MITCHELL AUSTIN; FLETCHER, JAMES DILLARD
To: TRUCK ACCESSORIES GROUP, LLC
Reel/Frame 066964/0461 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 1, 2024
From: TRUCK ACCESSORIES GROUP, LLC
To: LEER GROUP
Reel/Frame 066970/0955 →
Continuity (5)
Continuation 18196053 · May 11, 2023
Continuation 17695165 · Mar 15, 2022
Continuation 17086857 · Nov 2, 2020
Provisional Application 62930428 · Nov 4, 2019
Related Publication 20240253436A1 · Aug 1, 2024
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