US 12,384,470 B2
Truck with a retractable cover
Thomas Scott Breidenbach, Maple Grove, MN (US)
Filed by Thomas Scott Breidenbach, Maple Grove, MN (US)
Filed on Apr. 22, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/642,237.
Application 18/642,237 is a continuation of application No. 17/306,546, filed on May 3, 2021, granted, now 11,964,706.
Application 17/306,546 is a continuation of application No. 16/522,341, filed on Jul. 25, 2019, granted, now 10,994,792, issued on May 4, 2021.
Application 16/522,341 is a continuation of application No. 15/810,646, filed on Nov. 13, 2017, granted, now 10,370,043, issued on Aug. 6, 2019.
Application 15/810,646 is a continuation of application No. 15/230,604, filed on Aug. 8, 2016, granted, now 9,815,507, issued on Nov. 14, 2017.
Application 15/230,604 is a continuation of application No. 14/147,856, filed on Jan. 6, 2014, abandoned.
Application 14/147,856 is a continuation of application No. 13/306,706, filed on Nov. 29, 2011, granted, now 8,622,461, issued on Jan. 7, 2014.
Application 13/306,706 is a continuation of application No. 12/872,133, filed on Aug. 31, 2010, abandoned.
Application 12/872,133 is a continuation of application No. 12/132,585, filed on Jun. 3, 2008, granted, now 7,784,854, issued on Aug. 31, 2010.
Application 12/132,585 is a continuation of application No. 11/425,854, filed on Jun. 22, 2006, granted, now 7,380,868, issued on Jun. 3, 2008.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/705,029, filed on Aug. 3, 2005.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/705,026, filed on Aug. 2, 2005.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/694,865, filed on Jun. 29, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2024/0343315 A1, Oct. 17, 2024
Int. Cl. B62D 35/00 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 35/00 (2013.01) [B62D 35/001 (2013.01); B62D 35/004 (2013.01); B62D 35/007 (2013.01)] 40 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A truck comprising:
a passenger cab having a rear portion and a roof;
a panel adjacent to the rear portion of the passenger cab, wherein at least a portion of the panel is adjacent to the roof and slopes downwardly and rearwardly away from the roof of the passenger cab;
a truck box including a pair of box sides; and
a retractable cover configured to cover the truck box at least when the retractable cover is in a deployed configuration;
wherein the retractable cover includes a plurality of cover portions;
wherein the plurality of cover portions slopes downwardly and rearwardly away from at least the portion of the panel at least when the retractable cover is in the deployed configuration; and
wherein the retractable cover includes at least one motor configured to move the plurality of cover portions between the deployed configuration and a retracted configuration of the retractable cover.