Patents by Inventor Ronald E. Varnum

Ronald E. Varnum 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).

  • Truck bed rim frame with express access flap
    Patent number: 4848824
    Abstract: A truck bed rim frame having a removable and/or movable express access flap to be mounted over the rim of a truck bed for the dual purposes of supporting a cover and creating a storage compartment in the rear portion of the truck bed under the cover. The end of the truck bed rim frame resting over the tailgate is removable to allow full use of the truck bed when the cover is not in use. A cover physically matching the periphery of the frame is disposed over the frame in a detachable manner. A removable express access flap suspends vertically from the sides of the frame and abuts against the wheel wells to form a convenient storage compartment in the rear portion of the truck bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1989
    Inventors: Gerald N. Smith, Ronald E. Varnum