Patents by Inventor Robert L. Kirkham

Robert L. Kirkham 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: 4518194
    Abstract: A cover assembly is shown for a pickup truck having an open-topped bed. Supported from the top of the side panels of the truck bed is a track that is positioned within the bed and is formed by a pair of parallel rails of C-channel configuration, having an elongated slot extending longitudinally thereof and facing a similar slot on the other rail. The front end of each rail extends partially into a storage box that is fitted down into the truck bed at the front thereof, and this box extends transversely thereof. The track is furnished with a travelling rectangular frame having a pair of flexible side portions formed by a plurality of hinged slide bars that travel within the parallel rails. These slide bars are separated by a short link so that this travelling frame may fold into accordion folds when the frame is shifted forwardly into the storage box. A sheet of flexible material is fitted over the travelling rectangular frame for covering the truck bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1985
    Inventors: Robert L. Kirkham, Garland F. Forrest, Jr.