Canopy for pickup trucks

Claim 1

A complete, unitary, camper canopy for pickup trucks having a. a top and side wall member composed chiefly of a single piece of strong, tough, tinted, optically transparent plastic, adapted to extend from tray wall to opposite tray wall of the pickup, b. a front wall of strong, tough, clear, untinted, optically transparent plastic, adapted to extend from the tray wall to the top of the canopy, c. rigid attaching means through which the side walls of the canopy may be continuously marginally attached to the pickup body, d. resilient cushioning means continuously interposed between the lower canopy side wall margins and the attaching means and secured to both through adhesion, and e. a rear wall composed chiefly of the same, strong, toUgh, tinted, optically transparent plastic as the top and side wall member, which rear wall extends from the tail gate to the top of the canopy, the cushioning means consisting of strips of deformable, resilient rubbery material, and the rigid attaching means at each side of the canopy consisting of an angle bar that extends substantially the full length of the canopy, each such angle bar having a substantially horizontal web through which connection to the pickup body may be mechanically effected, and an angularly related web having the slope of the associated canopy side wall through which the cushioned connection to the canopy is maintained by adhesion.