American Motors Corporation

Charles Mashigan

A removable rear bed closure for a truck is disclosed as incorporating an upper roof portion and side walls that cooperatively define a rear opening with downwardly projecting hinge pillars of the side walls pivotally supporting associated rear doors for movement between open and closed positions about vertical axes. Each door has an upper end that seals with the upper roof portion and a lower end that seals with the truck bed in the door closed position. The hinge pillars are located laterally inward from truck bed side wall mounted taillights so as to not hide the taillights from view and the hinge pillars are located in longitudinal alignment with the bed side walls rearward thereof such that the rear opening has approximatey the same lateral width as the bed. Detachable securement of the closure side walls and the bed side walls to each other permits removal of the closure when desired. The closure side walls are spaced from each other the same distance the bed side walls are spaced from each other at the juncture of the side walls so as to have a smooth exterior transition between the bed and closure side walls. Padded shelves at the juncture of the side walls have apertured trim panels extending downwardly therefrom so as to provide storage compartments in cooperation with the bed side walls. At the front end of the closure, a front roof portion extends downwardly and forwardly in an inclined orientation from the front roof portion to the truck cab. A window seal is positioned between the cab and the closure to provide a sealed communication through associated window openings. Skirts on the closure side walls cover the juncture thereof with the bed side walls.

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Redford, MI, United States of America

Charles Mashigan