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This invention relates to a retractable truck canopy frame and in particular to one utilizing: two rails, fixed at the sides of a truck bed; several sliding elements connected with the rails; several main frames having each end connected with one sliding element; and several linking rods crossly con

This invention relates to a retractable truck canopy frame and in particular to one utilizing: two rails, fixed at the sides of a truck bed; several sliding elements connected with the rails; several main frames having each end connected with one sliding element; and several linking rods crossly connected with every two main frames along the two sides of the bed. By pushing or pulling the main frames along the rails, the truck canopy may be either retracted or extended as desired.

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A retractable truck canopy frame for a truck body, comprising: (a) a pair of rails adapted to be installed on opposite sides of a truck body, each rail having an inwardly opening, generally “C”shaped cross-sectional configuration; (b) a plurality of sliding elements, each sliding element having a mo

A retractable truck canopy frame for a truck body, comprising: (a) a pair of rails adapted to be installed on opposite sides of a truck body, each rail having an inwardly opening, generally “C”shaped cross-sectional configuration; (b) a plurality of sliding elements, each sliding element having a mounting post extending generally upwardly therefrom and a pair of vertically spaced rollers slidably receivable in one of the respective rails; (c) a plurality of main frames, each main frame having an inverted generally “U”shaped configuration with each lower end of each main frame fixedly connected to the mounting post of a sliding element; (d) a plurality of rods, each rod having one end pivotally connected to a main frame and an opposite end slidably attached to an adjacent main frame; (e) means to fixedly attach the sliding elements associated with a frontmost main frame to the associated rail; and, (f) means to releasably fix the sliding elements associated with a rearmost main frame to the associated rail.