Title: Truck box and cover assembly

Abstract: A truck box includes a planar base and curved side walls and is enclosed at the ends by a front panel at one end and by a tailgate assembly at the other. A pair of curved clamshell type covers are pivoted to the front panel and are spaced from the outer surface at the rear of the curved side walls, by rollers. Hydraulic jacks at the front open and close the clamshell covers and cable assemblies at each end of each cover guides the movement of the covers. When closed, the truck box is substantially cylindrical and, with the addition of two detachable segments at the rear, is completely sealed. When opened, easy access is provided to the interior. The tailgate assembly preferably includes two side portions which swing outwardly horizontally and a center section which swings outwardly vertically hinging from the top edge of the tailgate assembly.

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Inventors: Janzen, deceased, George (late of Winkler, CA, US)
administratrix, by Susana

Application Number: 951175
Filing Date: 1978-10-13
Publication_date: 1980-09-23
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Primary Class(es): 296/100.1 105/241.1
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

2346554	Apr, 1944	Clark	296/100.
3503341	Mar, 1970	Widell et al.	105/377.
3511408	May, 1970	Hughes	296/100.
3790008	Feb, 1974	Joubert	105/241.
3995890	Dec, 1976	Fletcher	296/100.

Other Refs: 78533288298

Jun, 1962	FR
Jan, 1953	CH

Primary Examiner: Song, Robert R.
Assistant Examiner: Stack, Norman L.
Attorney: Ade; Stanley G.