Pickup cab mount pack

Abstract

A cover for a truck bed that can be horizontally traversed between expanded and collapsed positions is shown. Since the cover is horizontally traversed, the person manipulating the cover need not lift the cover vertically in order to reconfigure the cover between the expanded and collapsed positions. Women and elderly people who are generally not as strong as men can manipulate the cover.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A vehicle comprising:
 a cab for carrying passengers;   a bed extending from a rear portion of the cab and having opposed first and second sidewalls; and   a cover comprising:   a rigid member connected to the first and second sidewalls of the bed;   a flexible portion fabricated from a flexible sheet and having a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion fixedly securable to the cab, the second end portion fixedly securable to the rigid member;   a structure attached to the opposed first and second sidewalls;   wherein the flexible portion is supported on the structure and any rigid support structure fixedly attached to the opposed first and second sidewalls is not fixedly attached to the cab so that forces from the cab are not transferred between the cab and the truck bed.