Patents by Inventor Cedric Herbert Briggs

Cedric Herbert Briggs has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7207614
    Abstract: 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 attached to the top panel. The opposing sides are releasably attached to the truck box. The opposing sides have a cap configuration where the sides are in a stowed portion and a cover configuration when the sides are generally upright. In one embodiment the cap and cover assembly also includes a spring loaded lift arm adapted to aid in the cover to cap conversion. In another embodiment the sides are arranged such that in the stowed position the sides create a “keystone” arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Inventor: Cedric Herbert Briggs