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A folding cover for a pickup truck bed includes an improved adjustable front hinge support for mounting the cover that permits the front panel to be opened and permits lateral, vertical, and longitudinal adjustment of the cover position. A wire spring latch fastens the front panel in a closed positi

A folding cover for a pickup truck bed includes an improved adjustable front hinge support for mounting the cover that permits the front panel to be opened and permits lateral, vertical, and longitudinal adjustment of the cover position. A wire spring latch fastens the front panel in a closed position and provides for vertical latch position adjustment. A rear panel side latch is opened with a depressible latch opener at the rear of the cover. An intermediate panel latch fastens the intermediate panels down at the side of the pickup truck bed. These latches release automatically when the cover is folded. Another intermediate panel side latch has a wire spring pin that can be manually or automatically disengaged. The cover also has wind deflecting sloped side edges integral with the panel frame and hinges integral with the panel frame. Novel seals seal the junctions between adjacent panels.

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[ I claim:] [1.] In a foldable cover wherein a plurality of hinged panels cover a pickup truck bed and are foldable in accordion fashion to uncover the bed, adjacent panels being connected by hinges that extend at least part way across the panels, with alternating panels having hinge axes at upper a

[ I claim:] [1.] In a foldable cover wherein a plurality of hinged panels cover a pickup truck bed and are foldable in accordion fashion to uncover the bed, adjacent panels being connected by hinges that extend at least part way across the panels, with alternating panels having hinge axes at upper and lower sides above and below the adjoining panels, the improvement comprising a seal for resisting downward water penetration through the space between adjoining panels, the seal comprising a flexible sheet of water impermeable material having a pressure sensitive coating on at least one side of each outer edge of the material, the outer edges of the seal being adhesively affixed to opposite edges of adjacent panels, with the seal having an intermediate portion extending between the panels over the hinge and axis to seal the junction between the panels.