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US 10,118,471 B1Granted
Tonneau cover conceal and divide system
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsKendra White, Pattrick Loew
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Abstract
A vehicle cargo area is disclosed that includes support brackets supported on sides of the vehicle cargo areas. The support brackets are movable between a first position holding a cover above the cargo area and a second position enabling movement of the cover to partition portions of the cargo area.
Claims14
A tonneau cover system for a truck bed comprising:
- a cover comprising a plurality of separate cover sections secured to each other with a corresponding plurality of hinges;
- and
- a support bracket disposed on each side of the cover and movable between a first position supporting the cover above a truck bed and a second position enabling movement of the cover into the truck bed.
A tonneau cover system for a truck bed comprising:
- a cover;
- and
- a support bracket disposed on each side of the cover and movable between a first position supporting the cover above a truck bed and a second position enabling movement of the cover into the truck bed, wherein the support bracket includes a slot enabling movement of the support bracket from an inboard position supporting the cover to an outboard position enabling movement of the cover into the truck bed.
A vehicle cargo area comprising:
- sidewalls extending vertically upward relative to a bottom surface defining a cargo area between the sidewalls;
- a support bracket supported on a top surface of each sidewall movable between a first position and a second position;
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- a plurality of separate cover sections secured to each other with a corresponding plurality of hinges supported above the cargo area when the support bracket is in the first position and movable into the cargo area when the support bracket is in the second position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.