Americans love their pickups! In fact, the three best-selling vehicles in the U.S. are the Ford F-150, Ram 1500, and Chevrolet Silverado. Pickups are used to haul everything from tools to lumber, coal to firewood, equipment to furniture, appliances to bikes, and ATVs to snow mobiles. We drive our pickup trucks to work, to the store, to the movies, to church, and to school. They are durable and fun. But they have their limitations.
Many pickup truck owners add a tonneau cover to the cargo bay to protect items there. But what happens when a pickup owner needs to carry heavier loads like lumber or doors and windows, or a ladder, a snowmobile, an ATV or UTV, or any other large, heavy item? U.S. Patent Nos. 10,118,472 and 12,124,656 create a load-bearing, folding pickup truck bed cover that easily converts into an ATV hauler or sled deck by being able to expand. It has a perfectly flush surface for loading items such as sheet goods – there are no hinges or locks to get in the way. It can carry 1600-2000 pounds when equipped with heavy cross bars. It can be folded up and stored in the cab when not in use, providing full access to the truck bed. Its rails remain on the truck as tie down points for cargo and accessory mounting points such as cab guards and ladder racks, When installed, it is lockable, weatherproof, and secure.
Figure 1 from U.S. Patent No. 10,124,656 provides an overview of the patented pickup truck bed cover.
The patent family that covers this load-bearing pickup truck bed covers includes U.S. Patent Nos.10,118,472 and 10,124,656, plus Canada Patent 2955289, for a “Pickup truck bed cover.” This patent family will enable any manufacture of truck accessories to introduce to the market a multi-purpose pickup truck bed cover that protects items carried in the cargo bay while also carrying heavier items on top.
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