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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7419201 | Roof-raising/lowering mechanism for a-frame style folding trailers and method for using the same In accordance with one embodiment, a roof-raising/lowering mechanism for an A-frame style folding trailer comprises a mechanical lever arm assembly. The lever arm assembly is coupled to the rear roof section, which underlies the front roof section when such sections... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7309091 | Roof cover plate for the cabin of a car The invention provides a cab roof of a vehicle with a movable panel. The cab is provided with a front windscreen, a rear deck or rear walls, and door frames at both sides. The door frames are connected with the front windscreen at the front side, with the rear decks... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7293822 | Convertible vehicle A system for retraction and deployment of a covering over at least a portion of a vehicle interior is disclosed, such as might be employed in commercial or sport utility style vehicles to provide a convertible hardtop over a portion of the vehicle that can be retrac... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7281744 | Convertible pickup canopy A convertible pickup canopy is disclosed, the canopy having left and right sidewalls hingedly coupled with a frame member. The frame member is coupled with rails of the bed of a pickup truck, and allow the sidewalls and a rear door to expand to support a top cover, ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7243965 | Convertible camper shell and hard tonneau A truck bed camper shell and hard tonneau cover device is provided which is activated for movement between a raised truck bed camper shell position and a lowered hard tonneau cover position by remote activation of actuators such as pneumatics or hydraulic cylinders ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7207614 | Convertible cap/cover assembly for a pick-up truck A cap and cover assembly is for use with a pick up truck having a truck box. The cap and cover assembly includes a top panel and opposing sides. Each side has a flexible side portion hingeably attached to a rigid side portion. The flexible side portion has one side ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7198314 | Passenger cabin extension member FIGS. 3a and 3b show two side elevation views of a vehicle passenger cabin defining a passenger space wherein are featured an actuation device, generally designated 2, balancing gas springs, generally designated 65, pivoting... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7188635 | Portable hunter's shed A portable pre-fabricated sports and hunting shed includes a substantially solid rectangular structure having an integral projecting element attachable to any standard trailer hitch and, at an opposite longitudinal end thereof, a pair of wheels, an adjoining axle, a... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7175219 | Expansion linkage In a preferred embodiment, the present invention provides a vehicle mounting bracket having an adjustable linkage mounting portion. The mounting bracket is fixed to the vehicle and the linkage system, while adjustment bolts on the mounting bracket allow the user to ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7144058 | Luxury recreational vehicle A recreational vehicle is disclosed providing living space extensions with improved actuation and alignment systems, sun deck extensions, a deployable stairway, and a stowable tub. In some embodiments, the living space extension may be actuated by at least one self-... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7118165 | Flexible and stiff wall extension for an open load hauling box on a truck A collapsible upright wall extends the height of the sides on the load hauling box on a truck. The collapsible upright wall comprises a fabric which when vertically stretched provides adequate resistance to substantial lateral load. A method of increasing the volume... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114757 | Cab air fairing cargo caddy system A storage or cargo container designed to fit into an air fairing of a ground traveling vehicle having a cab with mounting points with a latching system to which the cargo container is adapted to be attached. Use of the storage or cargo container more efficiently uti... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7100957 | Cab air fairing cargo caddy system A storage or cargo caddy system designed to fit into or supplant an air fairing of a ground traveling vehicle. Means for loading, unloading, attachment, and access to the storage system are disclosed. Use of the storage or cargo caddy system more efficiently utilize... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7093882 | Load bed lift-roof cover An attaching system for a lift-roof cover pivoting substantially about a fixed forward wall upper edge via application of rear hatch technology of the prior art for conventional cab high covers together with attachment means in the form of linkages. The attaching sy... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7093891 | Hatch water diverter In an automotive hatch back vehicle, foldable bonnets are coupled between an underside of the hatch lid and the run-off channels on both the driver and passenger side of the vehicle, pleated to fold outwardly as the hatch lid is raised to divert water accumulations ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090286 | Powered camper top lift system A cableless power lift assembly for raising and lowering the roof structure or camper top of a pop-up camper includes an elongated drive housing mounted to the base of a pop-up camper and a pair of aligned left and right threaded screw drives mounted in the drive ho... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6840569 | Caravan A caravan having a lower body portion and an upper body portion with at least one hinge connecting the lower body portion to the upper body portion at one end of the caravan. The hinges connecting the upper and lower body portions allows the upper body portion to ro... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6834902 | Truck bed extension A truck-bed extension adapted to attach to a truck with a truck gate and a hitch receiver. The truck-bed extension is formed primarily of removably connected sections of crafted tubing that can be assembled and disassembled by a single person. The truck-bed extensio... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6799784 | Folding utility truck rack with side panels and locking bed cover A truck storage rack system that allows quick assembly and disassembly of the rack having a minimum number of components. The rack includes side panels that contain tall or bulky materials during transport. The rack includes collapsible support members that locks th... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6712421 | Expandable camper shell for a pickup truck An expandable camper shell for a pickup truck which includes a cover that is to be movable from a lower position to a raised position with the cover assuming a tilted configuration relative to the bed of the pickup truck. When in the maximum raised position addition... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6607229 | Truck box cover/extension assembly A truck box cover/extension assembly for protecting the contents in the truck box and extending the vertical size of the truck box when needed to carry larger items. The truck box cover/extension assembly includes panel members being adapted to be hingedl... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6565143 | Camping car In a vehicle of a size of approximately a one-box car, a camping car which can be used also for transportation such as regular commutation, shopping and so on based on the ability of setting up a portion or entirety of a roof portion of the vehicle higher... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6517134 | Vehicle utility rack system providing elevated hauling and working stations A vehicle utility rack system includes a pair of single support racks for providing an elevated hauling and working station. Each single support rack includes a T-shaped support structure having a lower vertical member and upper horizontal member, and ang... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6505875 | Hinged connector assembly for truck toppers A hinged connector assembly for truck toppers for allowing a truck topper to be pivotally coupled to a truck bed side wall. A hinge is mounted adjacent to each side stake hole of the truck bed side wall. Each hinge has a topper plate coupled to the topper... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6474714 | Convertible cargo body for a vehicle A convertible cargo body for a vehicle for allowing the user to convert cargo boxes to trailers depending upon the type of cargo being carried. The convertible cargo body for a vehicle includes a cargo body support assembly being adapted to be mounted upo... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6412847 | Motor vehicle with a displaceable cargo area A motor vehicle, particularly a pickup truck type vehicle, having a rear-side cargo area which is provided with a separate cargo space module displaceably supported on the vehicle body such that it can be moved between a rear position which adjoins the re... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6394531 | Two piece camper attachment A camper attachment comprising a top and a shell. The shell can function as a traditional camper by itself. With the top rotated open, a sleeping area between the top and the shell can be created by rotating the top upward along a common axis with the she... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6394524 | Pivotable rack apparatus for a pickup truck A rack apparatus for improving the cargo carrying capacity of a pickup truck. The truck has a cab portion, a bed portion defined by a bed surface and a pair of side walls and a forward wall adjacent the cab The rack apparatus comprises a side rail arrange... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6325447 | Electric lift camper top An electric lift camper top is provided for covering a rectangular head clearance opening (31) in a vehicle top structure for camper modification. The camper top consists of a bottom frame (32), including compression springs (38), attached to the vehicle ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6283525 | Bed extender apparatus for a pickup truck The present invention relates to a bed extender apparatus for extending and enlarging the useful carrying capacity of the bed of a pickup truck. The pickup truck has an elongated bed defined by a forward wall, a pair of sidewalls, a floor and a tailgate h... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6237988 | Streamline rooftop deck for motorhomes A system of adjustable rooftop cowlings, folding safety handrails, hatchways, stairways, and furnishings affixed to the top of motorhomes.... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6152511 | Convertible trailer system A convertible trailer system for use in hauling stacked logs. The convertible trailer includes a pair of movable retaining panels mounted on each side of the trailer. Each of the retaining panels is movable between a transporting position and a loading po... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6106050 | Multi-purpose truck or trailer bed cover The invention is a multi-purpose truck or trailer bed cover which provides protection and security for items stored in the bed, and is openable to provide a vertical extension of the bed. In the open configuration, the cover provides support and protectio... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6059339 | Cantileverly extendible platform A kit for making an extendible platform for a pickup box comprising, a set of instructions for assembling an extendible platform which utilizes a bracket for securing it to the bed of a pickup, a pair of tracks having upper and lower rails for securing to... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5832757 | Latch device for a vehicle A latch device arrangement for a vehicle comprises a main engaging assembly attached to a vehicle body, a sub engaging assembly attached to a movable roof which is displaceable between a storing position and a lifted position and engageable with the main ... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5518288 | Multiple configuration cargo system for pickup trucks A multiple configuration cargo system for a pickup truck as provided, having a front panel, a pair of side panels, a pair of side hinged roof panels and a pair of rear cargo panels. The cargo system is provided with a rear access insert that is a combinat... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5429403 | Automated pivotable cargo box extensions An extension assembly having a pair of extension members which are pivotally mounted atop cargo box sidewalls. The extension members are automatically raised and lowered by pneumatic actuators having extendable and retractable rams. A roller arrangement i... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5335960 | Tonneau/tent shelter An article of cloth attached to a vehicle of the type that has a cab (10) and attached bed (12), the article of cloth being both a tonneau cover and protective enclosure for humans. Tonneau cover top (18) attached to back of truck cab and perimeter of the... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5282661 | Collapsible driver's cab for a truck A collapsible truck cab suitable for military use, especially by airborne combat units, comprises a box-like structure including side walls, side doors, a front wall, and a rear wall, each of which is divided into upper parts and lower parts, and a remova... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5209543 | Top opening apparatus for vehicles A top opening apparatus for vehicles and vehicle enclosures such as pickup truck bed tops, which apparatus includes a pair of folding top panels longitudinally hinged to the vehicle or top for closing at a fold line which defines the top centerline of the... | 05/11/1993 |
