ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,491,757, issued on Dec. 9.
"Two-way foldable pickup truck box cover" was invented by Ruifang Xiang (Riverside, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A two-way foldable pickup truck box cover includes a cover having a plurality of sequentially connected rigid panels configured to cover a truck bed; a pair of main bracket assembly mounted along side rails of the truck bed; and at least one auxiliary bracket configured to secure a selected rigid panel to the main bracket via a slot track located on auxiliary bracket; wherein the cover is configured to be folded in multiple directions, including a rear to front folding direction, a front to r...