IP Library Granted Patent US 11,890,921
Granted Patent B2
US 11,890,921 · App. 17/864,928 · Granted Feb 6, 2024

External hard bed cover for a pickup truck

Inventors: Lei Qiu (Cixi, CN); Lei Chen (Cixi, CN)
B60J7/141B60R11/06
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Patent No.
US 11,890,921
App. No.
17/864,928
Granted
Feb 6, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An external hard bed cover for pickup truck including a series of panels connected to a cargo hopper, wherein the panel series includes a super large panel, a large panel, a medium panel and a small panel, the super large panel is rotationally connected with the large panel, the large panel is rotationally connected with the medium panel, the medium panel is rotationally connected with the small panel, the super large panel, the large panel, the medium panel and the small panel are all rectangular panels.

Claims (12)

1. An external hard bed cover for a pickup truck includes a panel series connected to a cargo hopper, wherein the panels series includes a super large panel ( 14 ), a large panel ( 13 ), a medium panel ( 12 ), and a small panel ( 11 ), the super large panel ( 14 ) is rotationally connected with the large panel ( 13 ), the large panel ( 13 ) is rotationally connected with the medium panel ( 12 ), and the medium panel ( 12 ) is rotationally connected with the small panel ( 11 );

the super large panel ( 14 ) is connected to a cab side of the cargo hopper through a front rail fixing clamp ( 7 ) and a fixing system ( 5 ); the fixing system ( 5 ) includes a fixing system bar ( 51 ) connected to the super large panel ( 14 ), the fixing system bar ( 51 ) is connected to a fixing slider ( 52 ), the fixing slider ( 52 ) is provided with a fixing hole ( 521 ), the front rail fixing clamp ( 7 ) includes a fixing clamp ( 73 ) and a clamp assembly, the clamp assembly includes a third clamping block ( 71 ) and a fourth clamping block ( 72 ), the third clamping block ( 71 ) and the fourth clamping block ( 72 ) are connected by bolts, the fixing clamp ( 73 ) includes a clamping portion connected to the clamp assembly, the fixing clamp ( 73 ) is provided with a limiting hole ( 751 ), a limiting bolt ( 74 ) is threaded to the fixing hole ( 521 ) through the limiting hole ( 751 );

the large panel ( 13 ) is connected to the cargo hopper by a wrench system ( 4 ); the wrench system ( 4 ) includes a transverse wrench bar ( 41 ), a slider ( 42 ) snaps with the transverse wrench bar ( 41 ), and a wrench holder ( 43 ) also snaps with the transverse wrench bar ( 41 ), the slider ( 42 ) is slidingly connected to the transverse wrench bar ( 41 ), the slider ( 42 ) is connected with a wrench ( 44 );

the small panel ( 11 ) is connected to the cargo hopper by a clamp system ( 6 ) and a lock system ( 3 ); the lock system ( 3 ) includes a lock bolt system bar ( 39 ) connected to the small panel ( 11 ), both ends of the lock bolt system bar ( 39 ) are respectively connected with a special-shaped screw ( 34 ) by a bolt base ( 37 ), the middle of the lock bolt system bar ( 39 ) is connected with a steel wire adjuster ( 38 ), a reset spring ( 30 ) is arranged between the lock bolt ( 33 ) and the special-shaped screw ( 34 ), two lock bolts ( 33 ) are respectively connected with the steel wire adjuster ( 38 ) through a steel wire ( 35 ).

2. An external hard bed cover according to claim 1 , wherein the clamping system ( 6 ) includes a first clamping block ( 63 ), a second clamping block ( 64 ), and a support block, the support block includes a clamping surface ( 61 ) and a limiting plane ( 62 ), the clamping surface ( 61 ) and the limiting plane ( 62 ) formed a “T” shaped structure, the limiting plane ( 62 ) is used for locking together with the lock system ( 3 ).

3. An external hard bed cover according to claim 1 , wherein the third clamping block ( 71 ) and the fourth clamping block ( 72 ) are both “L” shaped, and the third clamping block ( 71 ) is connected to a second tightening screw ( 76 ) for supporting the fourth clamping block ( 72 ).

4. An external hard bed cover according to claim 2 , wherein one end of the lock bolt ( 33 ) is used for engaging with the cargo hopper, the other end of the lock bolt ( 33 ) is connected with a steel wire ( 35 ), the steel wire ( 35 ) is connected with a handle ( 32 ) through a pull ring.

5. An external hard bed cover according to claim 4 , wherein the special-shaped screw ( 34 ) includes a fixing end ( 341 ) and a guiding end ( 342 ), the lock bolt ( 33 ) includes a limiting end ( 331 ) and a sliding end ( 332 ), the fixing end ( 341 ) is fixed to the bolt base ( 37 ), the guiding end ( 342 ) sliding connected to the sliding end ( 332 ), a reset spring ( 30 ) is sleeved on the guiding end ( 342 ), two ends of the reset spring ( 30 ) respectively connected to the fixing end ( 341 ) and the sliding end ( 332 ).

6. An external hard bed cover according to claim 5 , wherein the steel wire ( 35 ) is connected to the sliding end ( 332 ), the side of the limiting end ( 331 ) away from the sliding end ( 332 ) is beveled.

7. An external hard bed cover according to claim 4 , wherein the small panel ( 11 ) includes a rectangular frame composed of a middle bar ( 111 ), a tail, rail ( 113 ), and two side rails ( 112 ), and a cover panel connected inside the rectangular frame, the tail rail ( 113 ) and the side rails ( 112 ) are connected by a corner connector ( 114 ), and the middle bar ( 111 ′) and the side rail ( 112 ) are connected by a medium shaft connector ( 115 ).

8. An external hard bed cover according to claim 1 , wherein the transverse wrench bar ( 41 ) is provided with a slot for connecting the wrench holder ( 43 ) and the slider ( 42 ), the slider ( 42 ) is slidingly connected to the slot of the transverse wrench bar ( 41 ), the wrench holder ( 43 ) is used to limit the slider ( 42 ), two wrench holders ( 43 ) are both arranged between two sliders ( 42 ).

9. An external hard bed cover according to claim 1 , wherein further includes a mesh pocket; the mesh pocket is connected with the cargo hopper and the super large panel ( 14 ), the upper part of the mesh pocket is connected to the cargo hopper by a hook, the lower part of the mesh pocket is connected to the cargo hopper by a strap.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 28, 2022
From: NINGBO CROSSTRIP ELECTRONIC SCIENCE CO.,LTD
To: ZHEJIANG SURPASS AUTO PARTS CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 061248/0850 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 9, 2022
From: NINGBO CROSSTRIP ELECTRONIC SCIENCE CO.,LTD
To: ZHEJIANG SURPASS AUTO PARTS CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 061402/0312 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 25, 2022
From: NINGBO CROSSTRIP ELECTRONIC SCIENCE CO.,LTD
To: ZHEJIANG SURPASS AUTO PARTS CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 061314/0309 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 14, 2022
From: QIU, LEI; CHEN, LEI
To: NINGBO CROSSTRIP ELECTRONIC SCIENCE CO.,LTD
Reel/Frame 060507/0985 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202210646503.0 · Jun 9, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
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