A REAR CORNER ELEMENT

Abstract

A rear corner element for a truck bed cover serve to guide rainwater exterior to the truck bed wall. The rear corner element has a mounting part and a cover part. The mounting part has a base mounting part adapted for being secured on top of the rear end of a side wall of the truck bed in elongated of a coupling rail adapted for mounting a roll-up truck bed cover to said side wall of the truck bed, a first front end part configured to be assembled to a free rear end of the coupling rail in lengthwise extension of said coupling rail, a first rear end part opposite the first front end part, and at least one rainwater diverting channel and/or chamber extending lengthwise of the mounting part from the rainwater inlet to the first rear end part.

Claims

1-13. (canceled)

14. A rear corner element for a roll-up truck bed cover, wherein the rear corner element has a mounting part and a cover part, wherein the mounting part has a base mounting part adapted for being secured on top of the rear end of a side wall of the truck bed in elongation of a coupling rail adapted for mounting a roll-up truck bed cover to said side wall of the truck bed, a first front end part configured to be assembled to a free rear end of the coupling rail in lengthwise extension of said coupling rail, which first front end part has at least one rainwater inlet adapted for alignment with at least one rainwater drain channel of the coupling rail, a first rear end part opposite the first front end part, and at least one rainwater diverting channel and/or chamber extending lengthwise of the mounting part from the at least one rainwater inlet towards the first rear end part whereby the rear corner element guides rainwater that gathers in the coupling rail from above and from the top face of the truck bed cover out along a rear end wall of the truck bed.

15. A rear corner element according to claim 14, wherein the mounting part and the cover part are detachably connected to each other.

16. A rear corner element according to claim 14, wherein a height of the mounting part decreases from the first front end part to the first rear end part.

17. A rear corner element according to claim 14, wherein the cover part has a roof, a second front end part and an opposite second rear end part.

18. A rear corner element according to claim 14, wherein the cover part is longer than the base mounting part to delimit an outlet between a free rear end of the first rear end part and free rear end the second rear end part.

19. A rear corner element according to claim 14, wherein the base mounting part has a length selected to extend over the rear end of the truck bed.

20. A rear corner element according to claim 14, wherein the base mounting part includes an elongate, axially extending, exterior section configured to rest on top of a side wall of the truck, and an elongate, axially extending, interior section extending laterally from the elongate, axially extending, exterior section in order to protrude inside the truck bed.

21. A rear corner element according to claim 14, wherein the rear corner element has a protruding pulley wheel bearing.

22. A rear corner element according to claim 14, wherein the rear corner element includes one or more of that the first front end part of the mounting part has first coupling means for coupling to second coupling means on the second front end part of the cover part, the base mounting part has a male coupling member and the cover part has a female coupling member, or vice versa.

23. A rear corner element according to claim 14, wherein that the base mounting part has a first edge coupling means.

24. A rear corner element according to claim 14, wherein the rear corner element has an end wall with a second rain water inlet.

25. A rear corner element according to claim 14, and a coupling rail wherein the rear corner element is mounted end-to-end to a coupling rail, which coupling rail has a separate or integral coupling end wall with a coupling rail outlet.

26. A truck bed cover including the rear corner element according to claim 14 at both opposite rear corners of the truck bed cover.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0043] The invention will now be explained in further details with references to the drawing in which

[0044] FIG. 1 is a perspective exploded view of a first embodiment of a right rear corner element seen slightly oblique from above, from the first front end part, and from the interior side facing towards the truck bed opening, thus from the interior section of the mounting part,

[0045] FIG. 2 shows the same but from the free exterior side facing away from the truck bed, thus from the exterior section of the mounting part,

[0046] FIG. 3 shows the same as FIG. 1 but in assembled state from above and from the front end parts,

[0047] FIG. 4 shows the first embodiment of a rear corner element in assembled state but from below and from the rear end parts,

[0048] FIG. 5 shows the first embodiment of the rear corner element shown in FIGS. 1-4 mounted in extension of a fragment of a coupling rail provided with a drive system for a truck bed cover, without the cover part, and seen from the exterior section,

[0049] FIG. 6 shows the same in an exploded view seen from above,

[0050] FIG. 7 shows the same in an exploded view seen from below,

[0051] FIG. 8 is a fragmentary perspective view of an end of a truck provided with a truck bed cover implementing the first embodiment of a rear corner element,

[0052] FIG. 9 shows the same as FIG. 5 but from the end and from the interior section,

[0053] FIG. 10 shows a truck bed cover being removed via the first embodiment of a rear corner element,

[0054] FIG. 11 shows an end fragment of a slat having drainage tracks,

[0055] FIG. 12 shows in perspective, a second embodiment of a rear corner element in assembled state from the front ends, and where the rear corner element is aligned with an end wall of a coupling rail for a roll-up truck bed cover,

[0056] FIG. 13 shows the second embodiment of the rear corner element seen in FIG. 12 in exploded view from the interior side of the interior section,

[0057] FIG. 14a shows, in perspective, the mounting part from the first rear end that faces the tail gate of the truck bed when the rear corner element is mounted to the truck bed,

[0058] FIG. 14b shows the same from above,

[0059] FIG. 15a is a perspective view from below inside the cover part,

[0060] FIG. 15b shows the same from the second front end that faces away from the tail gate of the truck bed when the rear corner element is mounted to the truck bed,

[0061] FIG. 15c shows the same but in an inclined perspective view from below the cover part, and

[0062] FIG. 16 shows the second embodiment of a rear corner element mounted at a piece of coupling rail for a roll-up truck bed cover, and to a drive system for reciprocating a roll-up truck bed cover.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0063] Below the rear corner element is described in relation to a roll-up truck bed cover for a pickup having a cargo space between the driver's cab and a tailgate. The cargo space is delimited by the truck bed, which is covered by a roll-up truck bed cover of directly or indirectly connected rigid slats with or without drainage tracks at the end of said rigid slats. The rear corner element can however be used for other kinds of truck bed covers, such as soft covers, including fabric covers, provided the coupling rails are arranged on top of the side walls of the truck bed. The preferred coupling rails are mounted on top of the side wall of the truck bed, preferably using detachable clamps so that no holes need to be drilled in the truck bed walls.

[0064] Although just embodiments of right rear corner elements are discussed and described below, and shown in the figures, left rear corner elements are also accomplished, and encompassed within the scope of the present invention. A left rear corner element has a mirror-shape of a right rear corner element, but besides its mirror-shape the left rear corner element may be identical to the right rear corner element, which is why the left rear corner element is not discussed separately.

[0065] FIGS. 1 and 2 are perspective, exploded views of a first embodiment of a right rear corner element 1 from different angles, and FIG. 3 shows the same in assembled state from the first front end part 5. In the following detailed description, the right rear corner element 1 is referred to as the rear corner element 1.

[0066] The rear corner element 1 has a mounting part 3 and a cover part 2, and the structural features and subcomponents of said parts 2,3 will now be described in further details with reference to FIGS. 1-4.

[0067] The mounting part 3 is composed of a base mounting part 4, a first front end part 5 and an opposite first rear end part 6. The base mounting part 4 has a substantially flat main base body 7 including an elongate, axially extending, exterior section 8 adapted to rest on top of the rearmost corner of the truck bed (not shown). The axially extending exterior section 8 extends laterally into an elongate, axially extending, interior section 9 that protrudes inside the truck bed and has a pulley wheel bearing 10 protruding substantially perpendicularly from the axially extending interior section 9 down inside said truck bed along and/or adjacent the interior surface of the truck bed side wall (not shown). The pulley wheel bearing 10 suspends the idle pulley wheel of a drive system for the truck bed cover. The drive system can for example be an electric drive system including a timing belt protected by a guide rail connected to or in communication with the pulley wheel bearing 10, as e.g. seen in FIGS. 5, 9 and 16.

[0068] The first front end part 5 has three screw holes 11 for securing the first front end part 5 to a free end of a coupling rail (not shown in FIGS. 1-4), and three round and one flat tenon 12 to be joined with corresponding mortises in the free rear end of the coupling rail (not shown). On the side of the first front end part 5 facing away from the coupling rail (not shown), said first front end part 5 has four spaced apart coupling holes 13 along an upper curvature to receive four correspondingly spaced apart protrusions 14 of the cover part 2, which protrusions 14 extend lengthwise along the interior side of the roof 15 of the cover part 2 to also provide structural strength and rigidity to said cover part 2. Except for the coupling holes 13 the exterior section 8 may be end closed by an end wall 16 at the first front end part 5. The number and locations of screw holes, coupling holes, protrusions and tenons, etc., can be other than indicated above, and may depend on the design of the coupling rail. The end wall may be optional. The end wall can also be a separate insertable component, be positioned at the front end of the coupling rail or be integral with the mounting part. Several end walls may also be used to ensure proper coupling of coupling rail to rear corner element, preferably in sealed manner.

[0069] The assembling obtained by the features that the first front end part 5 has four spaced apart coupling holes 13 along an upper curvature to receive four correspondingly spaced apart protrusions 14 of the cover part 2 is however optional, and alternative ways of keeping the mounting part 3 and the cover part 2 together are within the scope of the present invention.

[0070] A first rainwater inlet 17 is located at the upmost transition between the exterior section 8 and the interior section 9. The first rainwater inlet 17 additionally serves to slide a square T-not into the coupling rail 35 without having to remove the mounting part, thereby in a simple and fast manner configuring a means for securing an accessory. The upper gutter section 18 curves downwards towards the first rear end part 6 without extending the full length of the main base body 7.

[0071] The interior section 9 has an upper gutter section 18 in extension of said first rainwater inlet 17. The upper gutter section 18 curves downwards towards the first rear end part 6 without extending the full length of the main base body 7. Accordingly, the upper gutter section 18 does not reach as far as to the first free rear edge 19 of the first rear end part 6, thereby guiding water down onto the main base body 7 to conduct said rainwater to flow out over the free rear edge 19 down along the rear corner of the truck bed. Thus, the upper gutter section 18 is slightly inclined and is shorter than the total length of the interior section 9, so that rainwater can be guided out of the rear corner element 1. The upper face of the upper gutter section 18 defines a rainwater diverting channel 20 above a rain chamber 21 below the upper gutter section 18, which rain chamber 21 extends lengthwise of the mounting part 3 towards the first rear end part 6.

[0072] The rain chamber 21 also provides space and access to secure, such as to screw the coupling rail and the mounting part 3 together. Although the upper gutter section 18 of the present embodiment curves downwards towards the first rear end part 6 without extending the full length of the main base body 7 variations of curvatures and length are within the scope of the present invention. In a particular simple embodiment, the upper gutter section does not curve.

[0073] The pulley wheel bearing 10 is retracted from the first free rear edge 19 of the first rear end part 6 thereby providing a free interior end section 22 of the interior section 9. The free interior end section 22 extends laterally into a free exterior end section 23 of the exterior section 8, and in combination said free interior end section 22 and said free exterior end section 23 are the end parts of the mounting part 3 that are placed on top of the side wall of the truck bed at the rear corner. Optionally a resilient sealing strip may be incorporated between the bottom face on the mounting part and the exterior face of the rear truck bed corner to ensure that there is no gap for backflow of rainwater into the truck bed.

[0074] The base mounting part 3 has a central male snap coupling member 24, and the roof 15 of the cover part 2 has a complementary central female snap coupling member 25, which is seen best in FIG. 5. When the cover part 2 is moved towards the coupling rail, e.g. axially along the mounting part 3, the male snap coupling member 24 slidingly engages the female snap coupling member 25 to detachably connect the cover part 2 to the mounting part 3.

[0075] The roof 15 of the cover part 2 has a second front end part 26 and an opposite second rear end part 27. The second rear end part 27 has an axially protruding plug 28 that fits inside a corresponding plug hole 29 at a first rear end 31 of the interior section 8 for end-to-end securing the cover part 2 to the mounting part 3 opposite the snap coupling members 24,25.

[0076] As seen best in FIG. 3 the cover part 2 and the mounting part 3 delimit a gap that serves as an outlet 30 between the free rear edge 19 of the first free rear end 31 of the first rear end part 6 and second free rear end 32 of the second rear end part 27 of said cover part 2.

[0077] FIG. 4 shows the rear corner element 1 in assembled state but from below and from the rear end parts 6,27. A first edge coupling means 33 that in use holds a sealing gasket (not shown) in place is provided along at least a part of the circumference of the base mounting part 4 that rests on the wall of the truck bed. Optionally at least a part of the circumference of the base mounting part 4 also has a drip nose 34, which is seen best in FIG. 5.

[0078] FIG. 5 shows the rear corner element 1 shown in FIGS. 1-4 mounted in extension of an coupling end wall 36 of a coupling rail 35 provided with a drive system 37 for a truck bed cover (not shown). In FIG. 5 the cover part 2 has been removed. The coupling end wall 36 is secured to the first front end part 5 by means of screws 38 into screw holes 11. The coupling rail 35 has a mounting rail 39 for other accessories, which mounting rail may further serve as a rainwater drain channel. The mounting rail 39 for other accessories is aligned with the first rainwater inlet 17 of the first front end part 5.

[0079] FIGS. 6 and 7 show the same in exploded views and illustrate that the pulley wheel bearing 10 does not extend to the drip nose 34 but is retracted therefrom, so that the free interior end section 22 and the free exterior end section 23 can be arranged to rest on top of the rear wall of the rear corner of the truck, as shown in FIG. 8, with the pulley wheel bearing 10 located along a side wall of the truck bed and facing towards the cargo space of the truck bed.

[0080] The first front end part 5 has a second rainwater inlet 40 in aligned communication with a coupling rail outlet 41 at the coupling end wall 36 of or for a coupling rail 35, as shown in the fragmentary exploded view of FIG. 6. The second rainwater inlet 40 allows water, e.g. water from drainage tracks crosswise the opposite ends of the slats, to directly enter the rainwater diverting channel chamber 21.

[0081] An idle pulley wheel 42 is suspended to the pulley wheel bearing 10 and is driven by a timing belt 43 of the drive system 37 to move the truck bed cover along slide tracks (not shown) of the coupling rail 35.

[0082] Slide strips or slide tracks 44,46 extend in channels of the coupling rail 35 and into the rear corner element 1 to reduce friction and avoid metal on metal contact of slat and coupling rail.

[0083] Sealing strip 45 extends in a channel of the coupling rail 35 and into the rear corner element 1 to avoid back flow and routing water and moisture another way than out via the outlet 30.

[0084] FIG. 8 is a fragmentary, perspective view of a rear corner end of a truck 47 provided with a truck bed cover 48 implementing the rear corner element 1. The truck 47 has a side wall 49 that continues into a rear wall 50 via a rear corner 51 adjacent the tailgate 52. The rear corner element 1 is secured in extension of the coupling rail 35, which coupling rail 35 is clamped to the side wall 49, whereby the rear corner element 1 rests detachably on top of the rear corner 51 of the truck 47 so that the outlet 30 is arranged to divert water along the rear corner 51 and/or the rear wall 50, as indicated by fat arrows A.

[0085] FIG. 9 shows the rear corner element 1 from the rear end parts 6,27 and from the interior section 9. The central male snap coupling member 24 protrudes laterally below the upper gutter section 18 to laterally and flexible and/or resiliently engage the opening 53 of the female snap coupling member 25 of the cover part 2, which female snap coupling member 25 is seen best in FIG. 7. The upright web 54 of the female snap coupling member 25 serves as a guide surface for the male snap coupling member 24 until said male snap coupling member 24 clicks inside the opening 53 to engage, to achieve the assembled state of the rear corner element 1. The male snap coupling member 24 has a tapered free tip 56 for improved guidance and increasingly biased contact with the upright web 54 when the cover part 2 is moved towards the coupling rail 35 on top of the mounting part 3.

[0086] The timing belt 43 is protectively held inside a guide rail 55 and being connected to the coupling rail 35 below said coupling rail 35 so that a timing belt tensioner 57 is accessible to engage the truck bed cover 48 to reciprocate said truck bed cover 48 along a slide track 58, e.g. by means of a connector on a rear profile 59 at the rear end of the array of slats 60, as described in the applicant's international patent application no. PCT/DK2019/050125.

[0087] In the view of FIG. 10 the cover part 2 has been disengaged the mounting part 3 and the truck bed cover 48 is being removed via the rear corner element 1 by the truck bed cover 48 being disconnected the drive system and then pulling the truck bed cover 48 out of the slide tracks 58 of the opposite coupling rails 35 in the direction indicated by arrow B.

[0088] A fragment of the improved slat 60 of PCT/DK2019/050125 is shown in FIG. 11 from below. The slat 60 has a first hinge member 61 which via a flat main slat body 62 extends into a second hinge member 63. Respective drainage tracks 64,65 are cut crosswise said hinge members 61,63 close to the slat end 66 of the slat 60, which slat end 66 is inserted in the slide track 58 of the coupling rail 35. The drainage tracks 64,65 guide rainwater to pass into a drain channel of the coupling rail 35 so that rainwater can flow out over the exterior face of the rear corner 51 of the truck 47 via the rear corner element 1.

[0089] As shown in FIGS. 8-10 an array of slats 60 combine together with the rear profile 59 into the truck bed cover 48 that can be rolled up to uncover the cargo opening (not shown) of the truck bed 67, and rolled out again to cover said cargo opening.

[0090] FIG. 12 shows in perspective, a second embodiment of a rear corner element 1′ in dissembled state, and to be aligned with a coupling end wall 36′ of a coupling rail 35 for a roll-up truck bed cover 48 in a manner similar to the first embodiment of a rear corner element 1, as shown in FIG. 6. Preferably the coupling end wall 36′ is a gasket to keep water from dripping into the truck bed through the connection between the rear corner element 1′ and the coupling rail 35.

[0091] FIGS. 13, 14a, 14b, 15a, 15b and 15c are different perspective views of the second embodiment of the rear corner element 1′ of FIG. 12, and the main components for rear corner element 1′ are seen in different angular orientations.

[0092] The second embodiment of a rear corner element 1′ corresponds substantially to the first embodiment of a rear corner element 1.

[0093] Therefore FIGS. 12-15c are described in common below and for like parts same reference numerals are used. Similar parts are indicated by same reference numeral with addition of apostrophe.

[0094] The rear corner element 1′ has a mounting part 3′ and a cover part 2′. Both serve the same functions as the corresponding components of the first embodiment of a rear corner element 1.

[0095] The mounting part 3′ has a base mounting part 4′, a first front end part 5′, and an opposite first rear end part 6′. The substantially flat main base body 7′ includes an elongate, axially extending, exterior section 8′ that extends laterally into an elongate, axially extending, interior section 9′ that has a downwards protruding pulley wheel bearing 10′.

[0096] The first front end part 5′ has three screw holes 11 for securing the first front end part 5′ to a coupling rail 35 via a coupling end wall 36′. The first front end part 5′ has an end wall 16′ with a second rainwater inlet 40′ in aligned communication with a coupling rail outlet 41′ of the coupling end wall 36′.

[0097] In the present embodiment the coupling end wall 36′ is a separate component having appropriate holes and opening for screws and taps to engage and/or receive corresponding components for firm assembling of the coupling rail 35 and the rear corner element 1′ end-to-end.

[0098] To that aspect the first rainwater inlet 17 serve as a coupling hole for engaging the protrusions 14′ to assemble the mounting part 3′ and the cover part 2′ in appropriate alignment for the rear corner element 1′ to be coupled to the coupling rail 35 and then to the top edge of the side wall of the truck bed. Tenons 12 serve to assemble the rear corner element 1′ in lengthwise alignment with corresponding mating features of the coupling end wall 36′ and/or the end of the coupling rail 35 facing the tail gate. The coupling end wall 36,36′ is associated with or configured for the respective embodiments of rear corner elements 1,1′ being assembled end-to-end with the coupling rail 35, thus the coupling end wall 36,36′ can be a separate insertable component, or be integral with any of the coupling rail 35 or the rear corner element 1′.

[0099] The first rainwater inlet 17 is located at the upmost transition between the exterior section 8′ and the interior section 9′ of the mounting part 3′. The interior section 9′ has an upper gutter section 18′ in extension of said first rainwater inlet 17. The upper gutter section 18′ is shorter than the total length of the interior section 9′ and does not reach as far as to the first free rear edge 19′ of the first rear end part 6′, thereby guiding water down onto the main base body 7′ to conduct a flow of water out over the free rear edge 19′ and out via the outlet 30.

[0100] The upper face of the upper gutter section 18′ defines a rainwater diverting area or channel 20′ above, and in liquid communication with, a rain chamber 21′ below the upper gutter section 18′, which rain chamber 21′ extends lengthwise of the mounting part 3′ a distance towards the first free rear edge 19′ of the first rear end part 6′.

[0101] The pulley wheel bearing 10′ is retracted from the first free rear edge 19′ of the first rear end part 6′. The free interior end section 22′ of the interior section 9′ extends laterally into a free exterior end section 23 of the exterior section 8′, and in combination said free interior end section 22′ and said free exterior end section 23′ are the end parts of the mounting part 3′ that are placed on top of the side wall at the rear corner of the truck bed to serve to mount a roll-up truck bed cover in retractable manner.

[0102] As seen best in FIGS. 15a, 15b and 15c the roof 15′ of the cover part 2′ has a second front end part 26′ and an opposite second rear end part 27′. The second rear end part 27′ has an axially protruding plug 28′ of the interior section 8′ for end-to-end securing the cover part 2′ to the mounting part 3′ by coupling the protruding plug 28′ into the plug opening 29′ at the first rear end part 6′ of the mounting part 3′.

[0103] The cover part 2′ has a male tubular coupling member 68 protruding lengthwise along the roof 15′ from the second rear end part 27′. The male tubular coupling member 68 has a lengthwise extending bottom opening 69 opposite the roof 15′ to allow water that may arrive from the gutter section 18′ of the mounting part 3′ to pass out of the tubular male coupling member 68.

[0104] The tubular male coupling member 68 has substantially semicircular curved interior second wall section 70 with a flexible lateral male snap coupling member 71. The flexibility of the lateral male snap coupling member 71 is achieved simply by making a U-shaped track 72 in the interior second wall section 70, thereby creating a flexible and deflectable flat-spring member 73 out of the curved interior second wall section 70. The flat-spring member 73 has an engagement knob 75 with a free end 74. The U-shaped track 72 can be made during molding or by subsequent cutting. The engagement knob 73 can likewise be made during molding or added by known attachment processes, such as gluing or heat fusion. The flat-spring member 73 can also be added as a separate component to the outside of the interior second wall section 70.

[0105] The curved interior second wall section 70 extends into a curved exterior second wall section 76 that has a coupling track 77 for guided coupling with a coupling rib 78 of a tubular female coupling member 79 of the mounting part 3′, which tubular female coupling member 79 is provided lengthwise the exterior section 8′ of the mounting part 3′ to at least partly receive the tubular male coupling member 68 of the cover part 2′ thereby arranging the upper gutter section 18′ of the mounting part 3′ to extend above the interior section 9′ of the mounting part 3′.

[0106] The tubular female coupling member 79 has a side opening 80 that flexibly and/or resiliently engage the engagement knob 75 of the male snap coupling member 71 to ensure the detachably interconnection of cover part 2′ and mounting part 3′ in the assembled state of the rear corner element 1′, thus when the tubular male coupling member 68 has been inserted into tubular female coupling member 79.

[0107] The tubular female coupling member 79 is tunnel shaped with a tunnel wall 80 having a first wall section 81 arranged at the exterior section 8′, and a second wall section 82 arranged substantially at the mid of the flat main base body 7′. The first wall section 81 and the second wall section 82 are connected by a tunnel roof section 83. An exterior area 84 of the tunnel roof section 83 may be located at the exterior section 8′. The exterior area 84 extends laterally into the upper gutter section 18′ as part of said gutter section 18′.

[0108] As seen best in FIG. 13 the cover part 2′ and the mounting part 3′ delimit an outlet 30′ between the first rear end part 6′ of the mounting part 3′ and the second free rear end 32′ of the second rear end part 27′ of said cover part 2′. The outlet 30′ serves for draining water gathering on top of the truck bed cover, water gathering in the rainwater drain channel 39 of the coupling rail 35, and any water that otherwise is transported to the rear corner element 1′ by the coupling rail 35.

[0109] FIG. 16 shows the second embodiment of a rear corner element 1′ mounted at a piece of coupling rail 35 for a roll-up truck bed cover. The view of FIG. 16 corresponds substantially to the view of FIG. 9, but with the difference that the rear corner element 1′ is in assembled state.

[0110] The timing belt 43 is protectively held inside a guide rail 55 connected to the coupling rail 35 below said coupling rail 35 so that a timing belt tensioner 57 is accessible to laterally engage a connector component of the truck bed cover 48 to reciprocate said truck bed cover 48 along a slide track 58.

[0111] A seal means in form of a truck bed sealing strip 85 is arranged in an exterior groove 86 of the coupling rail 35 so that a first truck bed sealing strip part 87 of the truck bed sealing strip 85 is outside the exterior groove 85 and a second truck bed sealing strip part 88 of the truck bed sealing strip 85 is inside the exterior groove 86 for securing of the truck bed sealing strip 85 in said exterior groove 86. The first truck bed sealing strip part 87 serves as a seal between the upper edge of the truck bed wall and the coupling rail 35. The second truck bed sealing strip part 88 is the part of the truck bed sealing strip 85 that may anchor in the exterior groove 86.

[0112] The truck bed sealing strip 85 follows the curvature of the upper edge of the truck bed wall, and along the first free rear end 31′ of the first rear end part 6′, and is secured to the bottom face of flat main base body 7′ along said curvature by means of the first edge coupling means 33, also shown in FIG. 7.

[0113] The cover part is detachably mounted to the mounting part to provide the rear corner element with a sleek appearance, to protect the components of the mounting part, and to prevent water from entering the mounting part, and prevent water from flowing back into the coupling rail.