IP Library Granted Patent US 10,160,299
Granted Patent B2
US 10,160,299 · App. 15/340,679 · Granted Dec 25, 2018

Pickup cover system

Inventor: Fernando Molinar Olivas (Glen Ellen, CA)
B60J7/1614B60Y2200/14
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,160,299
App. No.
15/340,679
Granted
Dec 25, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pickup cover system includes a vehicle that has a cab and a bed. A lid unit is movably coupled to the bed. A pair of lifting units is provided. Each of the lifting units is coupled between the bed and the lid unit. Moreover, each of the lifting unit selectively urges the lid unit upwardly and downwardly with respect to the bed. A wall unit is movably coupled to the lid unit. The wall unit is selectively positioned in a stored position. The wall unit is selectively positioned in a deployed position. Thus, the wall unit extends between the lid unit and the bed when the lid unit is positioned in the open position.

Claims (44)

1. A pickup cover system comprising:

a vehicle having a cab and a bed, said bed having a peripheral wall, a top edge, a first lateral side and a second lateral side and an inwardly facing surface;

a lid unit being movably coupled to said bed, said lid unit being selectively positioned in a closed position having said lid unit lying on said bed, said lid unit being selectively positioned in an open position having said lid unit being spaced a selected distance from said bed;

a pair of lifting units, each of said lifting units being coupled between said bed and said lid unit, each of said lifting unit selectively urging said lid unit upwardly and downwardly with respect to said bed; and

a wall unit being movably coupled to said lid unit, said wall unit being selectively positioned in a stored position having said wall unit being coextensive with said lid unit, said wall unit being selectively positioned in a deployed position having said wall unit extending between said lid unit and said bed when said lid unit is positioned in said open position wherein said wall unit is configured to protect objects in said bed; and

a pair of sleeves, each of said sleeves having an upper end, a lower end and an outer wall extending therebetween, said outer wall having an inner surface, said outer wall corresponding to each of said sleeves being coupled to said inwardly facing surface of said bed, each of said sleeves being vertically oriented in said bed, said upper end corresponding to each of said sleeves being aligned with said top edge of said bed, said sleeves being spaced apart from each other, wherein each of said sleeves has a tab being coupled to and extending inwardly from said inwardly facing surface, said tab being coextensive with said associated sleeve.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein said lid unit comprises a cover having a top wall and a perimeter wall extending downwardly therefrom, said perimeter wall having a first lateral side, a second lateral side, a front side, a back side and a distal edge with respect to said top wall, said distal edge being aligned with and being coextensive with said top edge of said bed, said distal edge abutting said top edge when said lid unit is positioned in said closed position, said distal edge being spaced from said top edge when said lid unit is positioned in said open position.

3. The system according to claim 2 , wherein said top wall has a lower surface, said cover having a divider being spaced from said lower surface to define a storage space, said storage space being open on each of said first lateral side and said second lateral side corresponding to said cover.

4. The system according to claim 3 , wherein said wall unit comprises a first screen comprising a plurality of hinged sections, said first screen having a lower surface, said first screen being slidably positioned in said storage space, said first screen extending substantially between said front side and said back side of said cover, said first screen being selectively positioned in a deployed position having said first screen extending downwardly between said cover and said bed when said lid unit is positioned in said open position.

5. The system according to claim 4 , further comprising a plurality of first rollers, each of said first rollers being coupled to said lower surface of said first screen, each of said first rollers engaging said divider, each of said first rollers engaging said primary surface of said second track corresponding to said first lifting unit when said first screen is positioned in said deployed position.

6. The system according to claim 3 , further comprising a second screen comprising a plurality of hinged sections, said second screen having a lower surface, said second screen being slidably positioned in said storage space, said second screen extending substantially between said front side and said back side of said cover, said second screen being selectively positioned in a deployed position having said second screen extending downwardly between said cover and said bed when said lid unit is positioned in said open position.

7. The system according to claim 6 , further comprising a plurality of second rollers, each of said second rollers being coupled to said lower surface of said second screen, each of said second rollers engaging said divider, each of said second rollers engaging said primary surface of said second track corresponding to said second lifting unit when said second screen is positioned in said deployed position.

8. The system according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a cover; and

a pair of pistons, each of said pistons being coupled between said peripheral wall of said bed and said cover, each of said pistons selectively urging said cover away from said top edge of said bed.

9. The system according to claim 1 , wherein said pair of lifting units includes a first lifting unit and a second lifting unit, said first lifting unit being coupled to said first lateral side of said bed, said second lifting unit being coupled to said second lateral side of said bed.

10. The system according to claim 1 , wherein each of said lifting units comprises a plate having a bottom surface and a top surface, said bottom surface being coupled to said top edge of said bed.

11. The system according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a cover having a distal edge; and

a pair of bracket units, each of said bracket units being slidably positioned in an associated one of said sleeves, each of said bracket units being coupled to distal edge of said cover, each of said bracket units extending between said cover and said associated sleeve when said lid unit is positioned in said open position.

12. The system according to claim 11 , wherein:

said lid unit includes a divider;

each of said sleeves has a tab; and

each of said bracket units comprises:

a first track having a first side, said tab on said associated sleeve slidably engaging said first side of said first track;

a second track having a first end and a primary surface, said second track having a bend thereon, said bend being aligned with said first end to define a hook, said first end being positioned beneath said divider; and

a plurality of supports, each of said supports comprising a first half being hingedly coupled to a second half, each of said supports being hingedly coupled between said first track and said second track, said supports being spaced apart from each other and being distributed along each of said first track and said second track, each of said first track and said second track being positioned in said associated sleeve when said lid unit is positioned between an minimum height and a maximum height, said second track being spaced from said first track when said lid unit is positioned at said maximum height such that said second track is positioned above a plate.

13. A pickup cover system comprising:

a vehicle having a cab and a bed, said bed having a peripheral wall, a top edge, a first lateral side, a second lateral side and an inwardly facing surface;

a lid unit being movably coupled to said bed, said lid unit being selectively positioned in a closed position having said lid unit lying on said bed, said lid unit being selectively positioned in an open position having said lid unit being spaced a selected distance from said bed, said lid unit comprising:

a cover having a top wall and a perimeter wall extending downwardly therefrom, said perimeter wall having a first lateral side, a second lateral side, a front side, a back side and a distal edge with respect to said top wall, said distal edge being aligned with and being coextensive with said top edge of said bed, said distal edge abutting said top edge when said lid unit is positioned in said closed position, said distal edge being spaced from said top edge when said lid unit is positioned in said open position, said top wall having a lower surface, said cover having a divider being spaced from said lower surface to define a storage space, said storage space being open on each of said first lateral side and said second lateral side corresponding to said cover,

a pair of lifting units, each of said lifting units being coupled between said bed and said lid unit, each of said lifting unit selectively urging said lid unit upwardly and downwardly with respect to said bed, said pair of lifting units including a first lifting unit and a second lifting unit, said first lifting unit being coupled to said first lateral side of said bed, said second lifting unit being coupled to said second lateral side of said bed, each of said lifting units comprising:

a plate having a bottom surface and a top surface, said bottom surface being coupled to said top edge of said bed,

a pair of sleeves, each of said sleeves having an upper end, a lower end and an outer wall extending therebetween, said outer wall having an inner surface, said outer wall corresponding to each of said sleeves being coupled to said inwardly facing surface of said bed, each of said sleeves being vertically oriented in said bed, said upper end corresponding to each of said sleeves being aligned with said top edge of said bed, said sleeves being spaced apart from each other, each of said sleeves having a tab being coupled to and extending inwardly from said inwardly facing surface, said tab being coextensive with said associated sleeve,

a pair of bracket units, each of said bracket units being slidably positioned in an associated one of said sleeves, each of said bracket units being coupled to distal edge of said cover, each of said bracket units extending between said cover and said associated sleeve when said lid unit is positioned in said open position, each of said bracket units comprising:

a first track having a first side, said tab on said associated sleeve slidably engaging said first side of said first track,

a second track having a first end and a primary surface, said second track having a bend thereon, said bend being aligned with said first end to define a hook, said first end being positioned beneath said divider, and

a plurality of supports, each of said supports comprising a first half being hingedly coupled to a second half, each of said supports being hingedly coupled between said first track and said second track, said supports being spaced apart from each other and being distributed along each of said first track and said second track, each of said first track and said second track being positioned in said associated sleeve when said lid unit is positioned between an minimum height and a maximum height, said second track being spaced from said first track when said lid unit is positioned at said maximum height such that said second track is positioned above said plate; and

a pair of pistons, each of said pistons being coupled between said peripheral wall of said bed and said cover, each of said pistons selectively urging said cover away from said top edge of said bed; and

a wall unit being movably coupled to said lid unit, said wall unit being selectively positioned in a stored position having said wall unit being coextensive with said lid unit, said wall unit being selectively positioned in a deployed position having said wall unit extending between said lid unit and said bed when said lid unit is positioned in said open position wherein said wall unit is configured to protect objects in said bed, said wall unit comprising:

a first screen comprising a plurality of hinged sections, said first screen having a lower surface, said first screen being slidably positioned in said storage space, said first screen extending substantially between said front side and said back side of said cover, said first screen being selectively positioned in a deployed position having said first screen extending downwardly between said cover and said bed when said lid unit is positioned in said open position,

a plurality of first rollers, each of said first rollers being coupled to said lower surface of said first screen, each of said first rollers engaging said divider, each of said first rollers engaging said primary surface of said second track corresponding to said first lifting unit when said first screen is positioned in said deployed position,

a second screen comprising a plurality of hinged sections, said second screen having a lower surface, said second screen being slidably positioned in said storage space, said second screen extending substantially between said front side and said back side of said cover, said second screen being selectively positioned in a deployed position having said second screen extending downwardly between said cover and said bed when said lid unit is positioned in said open position, and

a plurality of second rollers, each of said second rollers being coupled to said lower surface of said second screen, each of said second rollers engaging said divider, each of said second rollers engaging said primary surface of said second track corresponding to said second lifting unit when said second screen is positioned in said deployed position.

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