Steffens Enterprises, Inc.

John Kooiker

Charles J Steffens

Chuck J Steffens

A cargo bay cover for a cargo bay of a pickup truck includes at least first and second cargo bay panels arranged generally parallel to each other, each configured to span the cargo bay of the pickup truck with opposite ends resting on opposite sidewalls of the cargo bay, a hinge interconnecting the first and second cargo bay panels in a manner such that the first and second cargo bay panels can be rotated about the hinge and folded onto the other of the first and second cargo bay panels, and a bracket assembly interconnecting the hinge to the opposite sidewalls of the cargo bay for retaining the first and second cargo bay panels above the cargo bay, the bracket assembly having at least one flange pivotally depending from the hinge proximate to and secured to at least one of the sidewalls.

Folding cargo bay cover for pickup trucks

A low silhouette cargo bay cover for pickup trucks and the like includes an angle member mounted on the cargo bay sides equipped with a flexible gasket to form a seal with the cover. The cover has a special narrow panel adjacent the cab to make it possible to more completely expose the cargo area of the turck and improved seal means at each of the hinges to more effectively exclude moisture.

Pickup box covers

The cover for the otherwise open cargo bed of a pickup truck includes a plurality of rectangular panels hinged together laterally of the cargo bed so as to fold forwardly in accordion fashion for storage as a compact stack at the forward end of the bed. The panels are thin whereby the stack has a low silhouette and does not obstruct the rear window of the cab. At least the sides of the cover are enclosed by an upstanding gasket which shields the cover from the vehicle's slip stream and crosswinds which would otherwise make it necessary to provide a tie-down for the cover when in cargo bay closure position.

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Caledonia, MI, United States of America

John Kooiker