| US 7,588,283 B2 | ||
| Truck bed cover | ||
| Jason Zajicek, Portage, Wis. (US); and Scott Burmeister, Libertyville, Ill. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Penda Acquisition, Inc., Portage, Wis. (US) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 04, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/543,000. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/724475, filed on Oct. 06, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0108079 A1, May 17, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. B62D 33/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 296—100.02 | 28 Claims |
| 1. A rigid pickup truck bed tonneau cover assembly, comprising:
a top sheet of plastic having a smooth outer surface, an inner surface, and a perimeter edge;
a bottom sheet of plastic having a substantially uniform outer surface, an inner surface, and a complementary perimeter edge;
a middle layer of honeycomb structure;
a first fiberglass layer in between the top sheet and the middle layer;
a second fiberglass layer in between the bottom sheet and middle layer;
resin attaching the top plastic sheet to the first fiberglass layer;
resin attaching the bottom plastic sheet to the second fiberglass layer and the complementary perimeter edge to the perimeter
edge;
resin attaching the first fiberglass layer and the second fiberglass layer to the middle layer; and
wherein the perimeter edge is a turned down lip that engages the complementary perimeter edge for providing protection from
foreign elements entering the truck bed; and
a gasket around at least a portion of an outer contour of the bottom sheet for engaging the upstanding walls of a truck bed
and resisting entry of foreign material into the truck bed.
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