Pickup truck cab extending tonneau cover
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the pickup truck cab extending tonneau cover showing our new design, it being understood that the broken lines are for illustrative purposes to show the outline of a pickup truck;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the pickup truck cab extending tonneau cover;
FIG. 3 is an elevation view of the rearward side of the pickup truck cab extending tonneau cover;
FIG. 4 is an elevation view of the forward side of the pickup truck cab extending tonneau cover; and,
FIG. 5 is an elevation view of the right side of the pickup truck cab extending tonneau cover.
It should be appreciated that the elevation view of the left side of the pickup truck cab extending tonneau cover is a mirror image of FIG. 5; and the bottom of the pickup truck cab extending tonneau cover forms no part of the claimed design.
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- Photographs marked "Exhibit A" showing a tonneau cover device on the bed of a Sierra GMC pickup truck. Photos taken Jul. 1996. Photographs marked "Exhibit B" showing a tonneau cover device on the bed of a Chevrolet pickup truck. Photos taken Aug. 1996. Brochure: "World's Finest Camper Tops.RTM.", Tri-Glas VMC Fiberglass, Inc., Daleville, Alabama.
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 1, 1996
Date of Patent: Oct 20, 1998
Assignee: Lund Industries, Incorporated (Anoka, MN)
Inventors: David M. Lund (Andover, MN), Joel E. Johnson (Coon Rapids, MN)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Stacia Sinuik
Law Firm: Merchant, Gould, Smith, Edell, Welter & Schmidt, P.A.
Application Number: 0/61,875
