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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 15, 1995
Chuck J Steffens, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
John Kooiker, Caledonia, MI (US);
Steffens Enterprises, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
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.