CA1172289A - Telescopic truck top or cap assembly - Google Patents
Telescopic truck top or cap assemblyInfo
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
- B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
- B62D47/00—Motor vehicles or trailers predominantly for carrying passengers
- B62D47/003—Motor vehicles or trailers predominantly for carrying passengers convertible in order to modify the number of seats
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60J—WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES
- B60J7/00—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs
- B60J7/02—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs of sliding type, e.g. comprising guide shoes
- B60J7/04—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs of sliding type, e.g. comprising guide shoes with rigid plate-like element or elements, e.g. open roofs with harmonica-type folding rigid panels
- B60J7/047—Non-fixed roofs; Roofs with movable panels, e.g. rotary sunroofs of sliding type, e.g. comprising guide shoes with rigid plate-like element or elements, e.g. open roofs with harmonica-type folding rigid panels movable to overlapping or nested relationship
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60P—VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS
- B60P3/00—Vehicles adapted to transport, to carry or to comprise special loads or objects
- B60P3/42—Vehicles adapted to transport, to carry or to comprise special loads or objects convertible from one use to a different one
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Abstract
"TELESCOPIC TRUCK TOP OR CAR ASSEMBLY"
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
Fixed cap shells are often engaged upon open truck bodies to form an enclosure for the protection and storage of materials carried within the truck or to convert the truck to a camper unit. These are often removed when an open truck body is required or when the truck is not being used for recreational purposes and this is inconven-ient and difficult particularly when the truck body is re-latively large. Furthermore when loading material onto trucks with the cap in places it is difficult due to the low head room provided and relatively tall loads cannot be loaded at all. The present top cap assembly overcomes these disadvantages by having a fixed forward portion and at least one rear sliding portion telescopically engaged within the fixed portion and movable from a stored position fully engaged within the fixed portion to a fully extended position when the truck body is fully enclosed. Tracks are provided along the top edges of the truck sides and sliders are provided on the lower sides of the cap walls engageable with the tracks to facilitate the sliding move-ment of the movable section or sections.
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
Fixed cap shells are often engaged upon open truck bodies to form an enclosure for the protection and storage of materials carried within the truck or to convert the truck to a camper unit. These are often removed when an open truck body is required or when the truck is not being used for recreational purposes and this is inconven-ient and difficult particularly when the truck body is re-latively large. Furthermore when loading material onto trucks with the cap in places it is difficult due to the low head room provided and relatively tall loads cannot be loaded at all. The present top cap assembly overcomes these disadvantages by having a fixed forward portion and at least one rear sliding portion telescopically engaged within the fixed portion and movable from a stored position fully engaged within the fixed portion to a fully extended position when the truck body is fully enclosed. Tracks are provided along the top edges of the truck sides and sliders are provided on the lower sides of the cap walls engageable with the tracks to facilitate the sliding move-ment of the movable section or sections.
Description
"TELESCOPIC TRUCK TOP OR CAP ASSEMBLLY"
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to new and useful improve-ments in truck caps or tops. Conventionally such caps are in the form of a substantially inverted U-shaped shell which is detachably secured to the edges of the sides of the open truck box thus enclosing same. Such caps are useful for the storage and securement of materials which may be carried in the truck, or alternatively, they are often used to convert the truck to a recreational vehicle or camper.
However such caps or tops are usually removed when not being used for these purposes so that the full facili-ties of the open truck body are available to the operator.
When such caps are used on relatively small truck bodies, removal and replacement is relatively simple but with larger truck bodies, removal and replacement is awkward and diff-icult and often requires more than one person to accomplish the conversion.
When the caps or tops are left in place, the re-latively low head room provided makes loading awkward anddifficult particularly if the materials being loaded are re-latively heavy and/or unwieldly. Also, it is of course im-possible to load items that are taller than the cap or top unless same can be loaded horizontally. In any event, the cap or top when in place, limits the height of the load that can be carried even although the truck capacity may permit '~
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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention overcomes these disadvan-tages by providing a fixed section which can remain on the truck body and an extending portion or portions telescop-ically engageable with the fixed section and which can be stored within the fixed section under normal circumstances but can be extended to fully enclose the truck body when re-quired.
In accordance with the invention there is pro-vided a canopy or cap assembly for open truck bodies which include a front wall, a pair of spaced and parallel. side walls and a tailgate; said canopy comprising in combina-a fixed section detachably securable to the front of the truck body against the front wall thereof and engaging the upper side edges of the side walls to enclose the front part of the truck body, and at least one movable section telescopically engaged within said fixed portion and slid-ably engaging upon the upper side edges of said side walls, said fixed and movable sections each including a pair of spaced apart side walls and a roof portion extending be-tween the upper sides of said side walls to form a sub-stantially inverted U-shaped cross section, the dimensions of said movable section being slightly less than the dimen-sions of said fixed section whereby said movable section slides telescopically within said fixed section and means sealing the junction between said movable and fixed sec-tions when said movable section is fully extended, said means sealing the junction between said movable and fixed sections including a downwardly turned transversely extend-ing rear edge upon the roof portion of said fixed section, an upturned transversely extending front edge upon the rear portion of said movable section, resilient sealing means within at least one of said edges, said upturned and downturned edges engaging with one another when said mov-11';~2i~
able section is in the extended position and sealing strips operatively engaging between the spaced apart walls of said sections.
Another advantage of the present invention is that the extension and retraction of the movable section or sections can be manual or, alternatively, can be by hydraulic electrical or mechanical means depending upon design parameters.
A yet further advantage of the invention is to provide a device of the character herewithin described in which the benefits of the open truck body are retained yet which includes means whereby the open truck body may be fully enclosed when desired.
A still further advantage of the invention is to provide a device of the character herewithin described which ~ 2 ~3 is simple in construction, economical in manufacture and otherwise well suited to the purpose for which it is design-ed.
With the foregoing in view, and other advantages as will become apparent to tnose skilled in the art to which this invention relates as this specification proceeds, the invention is nerein described by reference to the accom-panying drawings forrning a part hereof, which includes a de-scription of tne preferred typical embodiment of the prin-ciples of the present invention, in which:
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is an isometric view of a truck showing the invention in place an~ in the fully extended, body en-closing position.
Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 but showing the movable section retracted within the fixed section and the tailgate in tne lowered position.
Figure 3 is a fragmentary exploded view showing the upper rear portion of the fixed section and the lower front portion of the movable section.
Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 but show-ing the roof portions engaged one with the other in seal-ing relationship.
Figure 4A is a fragmentary enlarged cross sectional view showing one method of sealing the side walls of the fixed and movable sections.
Figure 4B is a vertical cross section similar to Figure 4A but showing an alternative method of sealing tne side walls.
Figure 5 is a fragmentary isometric view showing a method of locking the two sections in the open or closed positions.
Figure 6 is a fragmentary isometric view of the locking pin assembly.
Figure 7 is a fragmentary isometric view of the rear end of the front section showing the two tracks for the movable sections.
Figure 8 is a fragmentary vertical cross sectional view showing the engagment of the rear wall of the movable section with the upper edge of the tailgate.
In the drawings like characters of reference indi-cate corresponding parts in the different figures.
~ETAILED DESCRIPTION
Proceeding therefore to describe the invention in detail, reference should first be made to Figures 1 and 2
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to new and useful improve-ments in truck caps or tops. Conventionally such caps are in the form of a substantially inverted U-shaped shell which is detachably secured to the edges of the sides of the open truck box thus enclosing same. Such caps are useful for the storage and securement of materials which may be carried in the truck, or alternatively, they are often used to convert the truck to a recreational vehicle or camper.
However such caps or tops are usually removed when not being used for these purposes so that the full facili-ties of the open truck body are available to the operator.
When such caps are used on relatively small truck bodies, removal and replacement is relatively simple but with larger truck bodies, removal and replacement is awkward and diff-icult and often requires more than one person to accomplish the conversion.
When the caps or tops are left in place, the re-latively low head room provided makes loading awkward anddifficult particularly if the materials being loaded are re-latively heavy and/or unwieldly. Also, it is of course im-possible to load items that are taller than the cap or top unless same can be loaded horizontally. In any event, the cap or top when in place, limits the height of the load that can be carried even although the truck capacity may permit '~
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SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention overcomes these disadvan-tages by providing a fixed section which can remain on the truck body and an extending portion or portions telescop-ically engageable with the fixed section and which can be stored within the fixed section under normal circumstances but can be extended to fully enclose the truck body when re-quired.
In accordance with the invention there is pro-vided a canopy or cap assembly for open truck bodies which include a front wall, a pair of spaced and parallel. side walls and a tailgate; said canopy comprising in combina-a fixed section detachably securable to the front of the truck body against the front wall thereof and engaging the upper side edges of the side walls to enclose the front part of the truck body, and at least one movable section telescopically engaged within said fixed portion and slid-ably engaging upon the upper side edges of said side walls, said fixed and movable sections each including a pair of spaced apart side walls and a roof portion extending be-tween the upper sides of said side walls to form a sub-stantially inverted U-shaped cross section, the dimensions of said movable section being slightly less than the dimen-sions of said fixed section whereby said movable section slides telescopically within said fixed section and means sealing the junction between said movable and fixed sec-tions when said movable section is fully extended, said means sealing the junction between said movable and fixed sections including a downwardly turned transversely extend-ing rear edge upon the roof portion of said fixed section, an upturned transversely extending front edge upon the rear portion of said movable section, resilient sealing means within at least one of said edges, said upturned and downturned edges engaging with one another when said mov-11';~2i~
able section is in the extended position and sealing strips operatively engaging between the spaced apart walls of said sections.
Another advantage of the present invention is that the extension and retraction of the movable section or sections can be manual or, alternatively, can be by hydraulic electrical or mechanical means depending upon design parameters.
A yet further advantage of the invention is to provide a device of the character herewithin described in which the benefits of the open truck body are retained yet which includes means whereby the open truck body may be fully enclosed when desired.
A still further advantage of the invention is to provide a device of the character herewithin described which ~ 2 ~3 is simple in construction, economical in manufacture and otherwise well suited to the purpose for which it is design-ed.
With the foregoing in view, and other advantages as will become apparent to tnose skilled in the art to which this invention relates as this specification proceeds, the invention is nerein described by reference to the accom-panying drawings forrning a part hereof, which includes a de-scription of tne preferred typical embodiment of the prin-ciples of the present invention, in which:
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is an isometric view of a truck showing the invention in place an~ in the fully extended, body en-closing position.
Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 but showing the movable section retracted within the fixed section and the tailgate in tne lowered position.
Figure 3 is a fragmentary exploded view showing the upper rear portion of the fixed section and the lower front portion of the movable section.
Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 but show-ing the roof portions engaged one with the other in seal-ing relationship.
Figure 4A is a fragmentary enlarged cross sectional view showing one method of sealing the side walls of the fixed and movable sections.
Figure 4B is a vertical cross section similar to Figure 4A but showing an alternative method of sealing tne side walls.
Figure 5 is a fragmentary isometric view showing a method of locking the two sections in the open or closed positions.
Figure 6 is a fragmentary isometric view of the locking pin assembly.
Figure 7 is a fragmentary isometric view of the rear end of the front section showing the two tracks for the movable sections.
Figure 8 is a fragmentary vertical cross sectional view showing the engagment of the rear wall of the movable section with the upper edge of the tailgate.
In the drawings like characters of reference indi-cate corresponding parts in the different figures.
~ETAILED DESCRIPTION
Proceeding therefore to describe the invention in detail, reference should first be made to Figures 1 and 2
2~ in which 10 illustrates generally a truck having an open body collectively designated 11 including a pair of upwardly ex-tending spaced and substantially parallel side walls 12, a truck body floor 13 and a tailgate 14 movable from the open position shown in Figure 2 and held by check chains 15, to a closed or body enclosing position shown in Figure 1.
T'ne invention collectively designated 16 includes ~172Z89 a fixed cap section collectively designated 17 and at least one movable cap section collectively designated 18.
The fixed cap section 17 includes a pair of spaced and parallel side walls 19 and an over-spanning roof portion 2~. Tne lower edges 21 of the side walls engage upon the upper edges 22 of tne side walls 12 of the truck and may be detachably secured thereto by any conventional means (not illustrated). When in position, it presents an inverted U-shaped cross section with the front edges 23 of the side 1~ walls 19 and the roof portion 20, engaging upon the front wall 24 of the cab 25 thus fully enclosing the front portion of the truck body as clearly illustrated.
A movable section 18 is of a similar configuration to the fixed section 17 and includes a pair of spaced and substanti~lly parallel side walls 26 and an over-spanning roof portion 27. It also includes a rear wall 28 enclosing the rear end of the movable section and is preferably pro-vided with a rectangular door or access panel 29 whicn may be provided with a glass window 30. Tnis door or access ?anel 29 is adapted to move from the closed position shown in Figure 1 upwardly and inwardly to the open position shown in Figure 2, such method of movement being well known and conventional so that it is no~ necessary to describe same further. A handle 31 may be provided centrally of the lower frar,le member 32 of the door or access panel 29. Normally the door or access panel would be left in the open position 8~
shown in Figure 2 when the movable section 18 is fully re-tracted within the fixed section 17 and may be closed or lowered when fully extended as shown in Figure 1.
It will be appreciated that the overall dimensions of the movable section 18 are slightly less than those of the fixed section 17 so that the movable section will slide telescopically within the fixed section 17 as clearly shown in Figure 2.
Means are provided to facilitate the sliding move-ment of the movable section, said means taking the form of tracKs collectively designated 33 and shown in detail in Figures 5 and 7. These elongated tracks are in the form of channel members 34 and include a base 35, a pair of upstand-ing spaced and parallel walls 36 extending upwardly from the outer edges of the base 35, and inturned upper horizon-tal portions 37 extending inwardly from the upper edges of each of the vertical side walls 36. These upper horizontal portions terminate in spaced apart parallel relationship thus defining a longitudinally extending slot 38 substan-tially along the longitudinal axis of the channels. These channel members are secured as by screws 39 or the like, to the upper longitudinal edges 22 of the side walls of the truck and inboard of the engagement of the lower edges 21 of the side walls 19 of the fixed section 17. All of this is clearly illustrated in Figure 5.
Horizontal flanges 40 extend inwardly from adja-~l'f ~28~
cent the lower edges 41 of the walls 26 of the movable sec-tion and these horizontal flanges carry longitudinally ex-tending sliders 42 preferably made of synthetic plastic or the like and secured to the underside of the horizontal flanges by means of screws 43 or the like. These sliders 42 are preferable in the form of an inverted T-shaped con-figuration including the substantially rectangularly cross sectioned cross piece 44 and the stem portion 45 extending upwardly therefrom. The dimensions of the slider are such that it is slidably engages within the channel 33 with the stem freely engaging through the slot 38 of the channel member. This permits longitudinal sliding movement of the slider yet restricts disengagement of same together of course with the movable section to which it is secured, from the channel members. It will be observed that the screws 43 or the like engage through the flanges 40 and into the stem portion 45 of the slider.
The lower edges 41 are situated just above the surface of the upper edge 22 of the side members 12 of the truck body and therefore do not interfere with the free movement of the movable section relative to the fixed sec-tion.
Longitudinal sliding movement of the movable sec-tion or sections 18 may be by manual, mechanical, electrical or hydraulic means, depending upon design.
Means are provided to detachably secure the movable ~ ~ 7Z ~
section 18 in the fully retracted position shown in Figure 2 or the fully extended position shown in Figure l and Figures 5 and 6 show details of one such means.
An aperture 46 is formed through the flange 40 and through the horizontal portion 47 of the upper edge 22 of the truck body side panel 12 with small slots 48 ex-tending diametrically opposite one another, from the boun-daries of the apertures as clearly shown in Figure 6. A
pin 49 is provided with offstanding projections 50 adja-cent the lower end thereof which, when in the matching position, pass the apertures 46 so that when the pin is then turned radially, the pin is restricted from upward movement. The upper end of the pin is angulated as at 50 to provide means for manipulating the pin and a secondary cross pin 51 engages through an aperture 52 within the stem of the pin 49 and detachably locks the pin against verti-cal movement upwardly or downwardly. This pin slidably engages through the horizontal flange 40 of the sliding section.
One or more such locking pins may be provided on each side once again depending upon design.
Means are provided to seal the roof and side edges of the fixed and movable sections 17 and 18 and reference should be made to Figures 3, 4, 4A and 4B. The rear edge 53 of the roof panel 20 of the fixed section is downturn-ed as at 54 and is provided with an internal cup-shaped ,~, portion 55 extending across the roof section. The front transverse edge 56 of the roof portion 27 of the movable section is up-2~9 ; wardly curved as at 57 and a sponge rubber or the like cy-lindrical sealing strip 58 is secured preerably within the curved portion 55. The two curved portions interengage one with the other as shown in Figure 4 so that when in the open position illustrated in Figure 4, a seal is provided trans-versely between the two roof panels. Further sealing strips 59 and 60 are provided on the lower edge of the curved por-tion 53 of the fixed section and the upper edge of the cur-ved portion 57 of the movable portion and the engagement of these portions is clearly illustrated in Figure 4.
If desired, these sealing portions may extend down the side walls of the two sections but alternatively, plane vertically situated sealing strips 61 may be secured to one of the surfaces between the vertical walls 19 and 26 as shown in Figure 4A. Figure 4B shows a yet further embodiment in which the rear vertical edges 62 of the walls 19 of the fix-ed section and the front vertical edges 63 of the side walls 26 of the movable section are angulated as shown with a sealing strip 64 being situated therebetween so that when in the fully extended position, the two inturned portions 62 and 63 are sealed one relative to the other.
Also required is a seal between the upper edge 65 of the tailgate 14 and the lower edge 66 of the lower hor-izontal rail 32 of the access panel or door 29. This may take the form of a horizontally extending sealing strip 67 secured to one or the other and meeting in sealed relation-ZZ~
ship when the tai.lgate is closed and the access panel is also closed with the movable section 18 in the fully extend-ed position.
Fi.nally conventional windows 68 may be provided in both the fixed and movable sections as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2.
Since various modifications can be made ino.ur in-vention as hereinabove described, and many apparently wide-ly different embodiments of same made within the spirit and scope of the claims without departing from such spirit and scope, it is intended that all matter contained in the accompanying specification shall be interpreted as illustra-tive only and not in a limiting sense.
T'ne invention collectively designated 16 includes ~172Z89 a fixed cap section collectively designated 17 and at least one movable cap section collectively designated 18.
The fixed cap section 17 includes a pair of spaced and parallel side walls 19 and an over-spanning roof portion 2~. Tne lower edges 21 of the side walls engage upon the upper edges 22 of tne side walls 12 of the truck and may be detachably secured thereto by any conventional means (not illustrated). When in position, it presents an inverted U-shaped cross section with the front edges 23 of the side 1~ walls 19 and the roof portion 20, engaging upon the front wall 24 of the cab 25 thus fully enclosing the front portion of the truck body as clearly illustrated.
A movable section 18 is of a similar configuration to the fixed section 17 and includes a pair of spaced and substanti~lly parallel side walls 26 and an over-spanning roof portion 27. It also includes a rear wall 28 enclosing the rear end of the movable section and is preferably pro-vided with a rectangular door or access panel 29 whicn may be provided with a glass window 30. Tnis door or access ?anel 29 is adapted to move from the closed position shown in Figure 1 upwardly and inwardly to the open position shown in Figure 2, such method of movement being well known and conventional so that it is no~ necessary to describe same further. A handle 31 may be provided centrally of the lower frar,le member 32 of the door or access panel 29. Normally the door or access panel would be left in the open position 8~
shown in Figure 2 when the movable section 18 is fully re-tracted within the fixed section 17 and may be closed or lowered when fully extended as shown in Figure 1.
It will be appreciated that the overall dimensions of the movable section 18 are slightly less than those of the fixed section 17 so that the movable section will slide telescopically within the fixed section 17 as clearly shown in Figure 2.
Means are provided to facilitate the sliding move-ment of the movable section, said means taking the form of tracKs collectively designated 33 and shown in detail in Figures 5 and 7. These elongated tracks are in the form of channel members 34 and include a base 35, a pair of upstand-ing spaced and parallel walls 36 extending upwardly from the outer edges of the base 35, and inturned upper horizon-tal portions 37 extending inwardly from the upper edges of each of the vertical side walls 36. These upper horizontal portions terminate in spaced apart parallel relationship thus defining a longitudinally extending slot 38 substan-tially along the longitudinal axis of the channels. These channel members are secured as by screws 39 or the like, to the upper longitudinal edges 22 of the side walls of the truck and inboard of the engagement of the lower edges 21 of the side walls 19 of the fixed section 17. All of this is clearly illustrated in Figure 5.
Horizontal flanges 40 extend inwardly from adja-~l'f ~28~
cent the lower edges 41 of the walls 26 of the movable sec-tion and these horizontal flanges carry longitudinally ex-tending sliders 42 preferably made of synthetic plastic or the like and secured to the underside of the horizontal flanges by means of screws 43 or the like. These sliders 42 are preferable in the form of an inverted T-shaped con-figuration including the substantially rectangularly cross sectioned cross piece 44 and the stem portion 45 extending upwardly therefrom. The dimensions of the slider are such that it is slidably engages within the channel 33 with the stem freely engaging through the slot 38 of the channel member. This permits longitudinal sliding movement of the slider yet restricts disengagement of same together of course with the movable section to which it is secured, from the channel members. It will be observed that the screws 43 or the like engage through the flanges 40 and into the stem portion 45 of the slider.
The lower edges 41 are situated just above the surface of the upper edge 22 of the side members 12 of the truck body and therefore do not interfere with the free movement of the movable section relative to the fixed sec-tion.
Longitudinal sliding movement of the movable sec-tion or sections 18 may be by manual, mechanical, electrical or hydraulic means, depending upon design.
Means are provided to detachably secure the movable ~ ~ 7Z ~
section 18 in the fully retracted position shown in Figure 2 or the fully extended position shown in Figure l and Figures 5 and 6 show details of one such means.
An aperture 46 is formed through the flange 40 and through the horizontal portion 47 of the upper edge 22 of the truck body side panel 12 with small slots 48 ex-tending diametrically opposite one another, from the boun-daries of the apertures as clearly shown in Figure 6. A
pin 49 is provided with offstanding projections 50 adja-cent the lower end thereof which, when in the matching position, pass the apertures 46 so that when the pin is then turned radially, the pin is restricted from upward movement. The upper end of the pin is angulated as at 50 to provide means for manipulating the pin and a secondary cross pin 51 engages through an aperture 52 within the stem of the pin 49 and detachably locks the pin against verti-cal movement upwardly or downwardly. This pin slidably engages through the horizontal flange 40 of the sliding section.
One or more such locking pins may be provided on each side once again depending upon design.
Means are provided to seal the roof and side edges of the fixed and movable sections 17 and 18 and reference should be made to Figures 3, 4, 4A and 4B. The rear edge 53 of the roof panel 20 of the fixed section is downturn-ed as at 54 and is provided with an internal cup-shaped ,~, portion 55 extending across the roof section. The front transverse edge 56 of the roof portion 27 of the movable section is up-2~9 ; wardly curved as at 57 and a sponge rubber or the like cy-lindrical sealing strip 58 is secured preerably within the curved portion 55. The two curved portions interengage one with the other as shown in Figure 4 so that when in the open position illustrated in Figure 4, a seal is provided trans-versely between the two roof panels. Further sealing strips 59 and 60 are provided on the lower edge of the curved por-tion 53 of the fixed section and the upper edge of the cur-ved portion 57 of the movable portion and the engagement of these portions is clearly illustrated in Figure 4.
If desired, these sealing portions may extend down the side walls of the two sections but alternatively, plane vertically situated sealing strips 61 may be secured to one of the surfaces between the vertical walls 19 and 26 as shown in Figure 4A. Figure 4B shows a yet further embodiment in which the rear vertical edges 62 of the walls 19 of the fix-ed section and the front vertical edges 63 of the side walls 26 of the movable section are angulated as shown with a sealing strip 64 being situated therebetween so that when in the fully extended position, the two inturned portions 62 and 63 are sealed one relative to the other.
Also required is a seal between the upper edge 65 of the tailgate 14 and the lower edge 66 of the lower hor-izontal rail 32 of the access panel or door 29. This may take the form of a horizontally extending sealing strip 67 secured to one or the other and meeting in sealed relation-ZZ~
ship when the tai.lgate is closed and the access panel is also closed with the movable section 18 in the fully extend-ed position.
Fi.nally conventional windows 68 may be provided in both the fixed and movable sections as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2.
Since various modifications can be made ino.ur in-vention as hereinabove described, and many apparently wide-ly different embodiments of same made within the spirit and scope of the claims without departing from such spirit and scope, it is intended that all matter contained in the accompanying specification shall be interpreted as illustra-tive only and not in a limiting sense.
Claims
(1) A canopy or cap assembly for open truck bodies which include a front wall, a pair of spaced and parallel side walls and a tailgate; said canopy compris-ing in combination a fixed section detachably securable to the front of the truck body against the front wall there-of and engaging the upper side edges of the side walls to enclose the front part of the truck body, and at least one movable section telescopically engaged within said fixed portion and slidably engaging upon the upper side edges of said side walls, said fixed and movable sections each in-cluding a pair of spaced apart side walls and a roof por-tion extending between the upper sides of said side walls to form a substantially inverted U-shaped cross section, the dimensions of said movable section being slightly less than the dimensions of said fixed section whereby said mov-able section slides telescopically within said fixed sec-tion and means sealing the junction between said movable and fixed sections when said movable section is fully ex-tended, said means sealing the junction between said mov-able and fixed sections including a downwardly turned transversely extending rear edge upon the roof portion of said fixed section, an upturned transversely extending front edge upon the rear portion of said movable section, resilient sealing means within at least one of said edges, said upturned and downturned edges engaging with one another when said movable section is in the extended posi-tion and sealing strips operatively engaging between the spaced apart walls of said sections.
(2) The assembly according to Claim 1 in which said movable section engages the upper edge of said tail-gate when in the extended position.
(3) The assembly according to Claim 1 in which said means mounting said movable section for moving along said upper side edges of the walls of said truck body in-cludes a track secured to the upper edges of each of said side walls and extending longitudinally therealong and a slider secured to the underside of the lower edges of the side walls of said movable section, said sliders engaging said tracks for sliding movement therealong, said tracks restricting upward disengagement of said sliders and hence said movable section.
(4) The assembly according to Claim 2 in which said means mounting said movable section for moving along said upper side edges of the walls of said truck body in-cludes a track secured to the upper edges of each of said side walls and extending longitudinally therealong and a slider secured to the underside of the lower edges of the side walls of said movable section, said sliders engaging said tracks for sliding movement therealong, said tracks restricting upward disengagement of said sliders and hence said movable section.
(5) The assembly according to Claim 3 in which said track includes a channel member having a base, a pair of spaced and parallel side walls extending upwardly from said base, and an upper horizontal wall extending inwardly from the upper edges of each of said side walls, the inner edges of said other horizontal walls terminating in a spaced apart parallel relationship to define a longitu-dinally extending slot therebetween, said slider having an inverted T-shaped cross sectional configuration including a transverse lower portion and a vertically situated stem portion extending upwardly from the longitudinal axis of said cross, said cross portion slidably engaging within said channel member, said stem portion freely engaging through said channel member, said stem portion freely en-gaging through said slot.
(6) The assembly according to Claim 4 in which said track includes a channel member having a base, a pair of spaced and parallel side walls extending upwardly from said base, and an upper horizontal wall extending inwardly from the upper edges of each of said side walls, the inner edges of said other horizontal walls terminating in a spaced apart parallel relationship to define a longitu-dinally extending slot therebetween, said slider having an inverted T-shaped cross sectional configuration including a transverse lower portion and a vertically situated stem portion extending upwardly from the longitudinal axis of said cross, said cross portion slidably engaging within said channel member, said stem portion freely engaging through said channel member, said stem portion freely en-gaging through said slot.
(7) The assembly according to Claims 1, 2 or 3 which includes locking means for detachably locking said movable section relative to said fixed portion, said lock-ing means including a transversely slotted aperture formed through the upper side edge of at least one of said side walls, a locking pin slidably engageable through the lower side of said sliding portion and having offstanding pro-jections formed adjacent one end thereof, selectively en-gaging said aperture with said projections being matchable with and engaging the transversely slotted portions of said aperture and a secondary cross pin engaging through said locking pin spaced from said one end and being situat-ed above said lower side to limit upward and downward move-ment of said locking pin.
(8) The assembly according to Claims 4, 5 or 6 which includes locking means for detachably locking said movable section relative to said fixed portion, said lock-ing means including a transversely slotted aperture formed through the upper side edge of at least one of said side walls, a locking pin slidably engageable through the lower side of said sliding portion and having offstanding pro-jections formed adjacent one end thereof, selectively en-gaging said aperture with said projections being matchable with and engaging the transversely slotted portions of said aperture and a secondary cross pin engaging through said locking pin spaced from said one end and being situat-ed above said lower side to limit upward and downward move-ment of said locking pin.
(2) The assembly according to Claim 1 in which said movable section engages the upper edge of said tail-gate when in the extended position.
(3) The assembly according to Claim 1 in which said means mounting said movable section for moving along said upper side edges of the walls of said truck body in-cludes a track secured to the upper edges of each of said side walls and extending longitudinally therealong and a slider secured to the underside of the lower edges of the side walls of said movable section, said sliders engaging said tracks for sliding movement therealong, said tracks restricting upward disengagement of said sliders and hence said movable section.
(4) The assembly according to Claim 2 in which said means mounting said movable section for moving along said upper side edges of the walls of said truck body in-cludes a track secured to the upper edges of each of said side walls and extending longitudinally therealong and a slider secured to the underside of the lower edges of the side walls of said movable section, said sliders engaging said tracks for sliding movement therealong, said tracks restricting upward disengagement of said sliders and hence said movable section.
(5) The assembly according to Claim 3 in which said track includes a channel member having a base, a pair of spaced and parallel side walls extending upwardly from said base, and an upper horizontal wall extending inwardly from the upper edges of each of said side walls, the inner edges of said other horizontal walls terminating in a spaced apart parallel relationship to define a longitu-dinally extending slot therebetween, said slider having an inverted T-shaped cross sectional configuration including a transverse lower portion and a vertically situated stem portion extending upwardly from the longitudinal axis of said cross, said cross portion slidably engaging within said channel member, said stem portion freely engaging through said channel member, said stem portion freely en-gaging through said slot.
(6) The assembly according to Claim 4 in which said track includes a channel member having a base, a pair of spaced and parallel side walls extending upwardly from said base, and an upper horizontal wall extending inwardly from the upper edges of each of said side walls, the inner edges of said other horizontal walls terminating in a spaced apart parallel relationship to define a longitu-dinally extending slot therebetween, said slider having an inverted T-shaped cross sectional configuration including a transverse lower portion and a vertically situated stem portion extending upwardly from the longitudinal axis of said cross, said cross portion slidably engaging within said channel member, said stem portion freely engaging through said channel member, said stem portion freely en-gaging through said slot.
(7) The assembly according to Claims 1, 2 or 3 which includes locking means for detachably locking said movable section relative to said fixed portion, said lock-ing means including a transversely slotted aperture formed through the upper side edge of at least one of said side walls, a locking pin slidably engageable through the lower side of said sliding portion and having offstanding pro-jections formed adjacent one end thereof, selectively en-gaging said aperture with said projections being matchable with and engaging the transversely slotted portions of said aperture and a secondary cross pin engaging through said locking pin spaced from said one end and being situat-ed above said lower side to limit upward and downward move-ment of said locking pin.
(8) The assembly according to Claims 4, 5 or 6 which includes locking means for detachably locking said movable section relative to said fixed portion, said lock-ing means including a transversely slotted aperture formed through the upper side edge of at least one of said side walls, a locking pin slidably engageable through the lower side of said sliding portion and having offstanding pro-jections formed adjacent one end thereof, selectively en-gaging said aperture with said projections being matchable with and engaging the transversely slotted portions of said aperture and a secondary cross pin engaging through said locking pin spaced from said one end and being situat-ed above said lower side to limit upward and downward move-ment of said locking pin.
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