Tonneau system for use with a pickup truck
AssigneeWorksport Ltd.
InventorsSteven Rossi, Jonathan Loudon
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Abstract
A tonneau system for use with a pickup truck. The tonneau system includes a frame and a tonneau cover having a plurality of tonneau sections moveable between a folded position and an unfolded position. The tonneau cover includes solar energy-receiving material secured to a top exposed surface of at least two of the tonneau sections. The solar energy-receiving material moves with their corresponding tonneau sections between the unfolded and folded positions. A battery, transformer, and/or electrical cabling system may be included within the circuit for power storage and conversion.
Claims20
A solar-integrated tonneau system for use with a cargo box of a pickup truck, the tonneau system comprising:
- a tonneau cover having a plurality of tonneau sections, the tonneau sections being moveable between an unfolded position and a folded position, in the unfolded position the tonneau sections substantially covering the cargo box, in the folded position the tonneau sections being arranged in a nested stack;
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- a solar energy-receiving material secured to a top exposed surface of at least two of the plurality of tonneau sections, thus forming a top exposed surface of the tonneau system,
- wherein the solar energy-receiving material of a first tonneau section of the plurality of tonneau sections is electrically coupled to the solar energy-receiving material of a second tonneau section of the plurality of tonneau sections.
A solar-integrated tonneau system for use with a cargo box of a pickup truck, the tonneau system comprising:
- a tonneau cover having a plurality of tonneau sections, the tonneau sections being moveable between an unfolded position and a folded position, in the unfolded position the tonneau sections substantially covering the cargo box, in the folded position the tonneau sections being arranged in a nested stack;
- a solar energy-receiving material secured to a top exposed surface of at least two of the plurality of tonneau sections, thus forming a top exposed surface of the tonneau system;
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- an energy storage system electrically coupled to the solar energy-receiving material for storing and deploying power generated by the solar energy-receiving material, wherein the solar energy-receiving material of a first tonneau section is electrically coupled to the energy storage system through an electrical connection to a second tonneau section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.