Truck bed cover assembly

Claim 1

A flush-fitted cover apparatus for the bed of a pick-up truck or the like wherein said bed in formed of an upstanding fronT wall, upstanding side walls, a floor and a pivotally mounted rear gate, comprising: a frame assembly adapted for mounting inside said bed, said frame assembly including, front and rear frame members having mounted therewith a central frame member positioned between said upstanding bed side walls; a pair of cover panels and hinge means mounting said cover panels onto said central frame member for movement between closed and open positions; each of said cover panels extending outwardly over said upstanding bed side walls with said cover panels in said closed position; a lock means mounted with each of said cover panels for locking said cover panels in said closed position, each of said lock means including lock rods that, in a locked position, lockingly engage under said front and rear frame members to lock said cover panels in said closed position; and said central frame member being U-shaped in cross-section and including a horizontal base and opposed, facing vertical sides extending upwardly from the base; said hinge means including first and second hinge assemblies respectively mounted to the inward facing portions of said vertical sides and to said cover panels whereby said cover panels are independently mounted onto said central frame member and respectively extend over said vertical sides when in the closed position to substantially prevent water leakage between said cover panels.