Accordion cover for dump trucks

Claim 1

An accordion cover for the open top, load-carrying body of a truck comprising, A. a flexible cover, adapted to be moved from a normally open, stacked disposition relative to the open top to an extended, closed disposition relative thereto; B. a plurality of frame members spanning the open top in a fixed, spaced apart relation along the length of said flexible cover, each of said frame members including a pair of end portions extending downwardly and outwardly of the respective top, side edges of the load-carrying body; C. means to movably connect each of said pair of end portions relative to the length of said load-carrying body; D. reversible motor drive means; E. cable means connecting between said reversible motor drive means and the rearmost of said frame members whereby said flexible cover is selectively movable between said open and closed positions; F. said means to connect comprising guide means fixed relative to the outside of opposed side walls of the load-carrying body and including brackets connecting said guide means and said side walls and a collar having a longitudinal slot along its length comprising means to bypass said brackets; G. each of said collars having affixed thereto, as by welding, a radially outwardly extending leg of a generally L-shaped bracket, the upstanding leg of which is curved upwardly and inwardly for bolted attachment to a foot plate fixed to one end portion of one of said frame members.