6406169 B1 abstract a pickup truck bed cover that includes a top member and a bottom member wherein either the top member or the bottom member or both are partially or wholly translucent and wherein the top member is disposed upon the bottom member forming a space between the top member and the bottom member the pickup truck bed cover also includes a light source disposed within the space between the top member and the bottom member whereby the light source emits light to illuminate the translucent area of the top member or bottom member application_number US 65693400 A description while the invention will be described in connection with preferred embodiments it will be understood that it is not intended to limit the invention to those embodiments on the contrary the invention is intended to cover all alternatives modifications and equivalents as may be included within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims u201c opaque u201d as used herein is defined as describing a body through which no light in the visible spectrum can pass through u201c thermoforming plastic u201d as used herein is defined as any plastic capable of being heated and then molded to a desired shape u201c thermosetting plastic u201d as used herein is defined as any plastic that is cured or crosslinked upon heating u201c.