Rolling tonneau cover
AssigneeLeer Group
InventorsEugene A. Dylewski, II, Christopher David Mattison, John William Bevis, III
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Abstract
A tonneau cover assembly that selectively covers a truck bed of a truck is provided. The tonneau cover assembly includes a cover and a longitudinally extending rail located adjacent a sidewall of the truck bed. The longitudinally extending rail includes an attachment member. The attachment member extends longitudinally along with the rail and at least a portion of the attachment member is located over a portion of the bed. The cover includes a stiffener located adjacent the attachment member of the longitudinally extending rail.
Claims19
A tonneau cover assembly that selectively covers a truck bed of a truck, the tonneau cover assembly comprising:
- a cover;
- wherein the cover has a longitudinally extending exterior edge;
- a first portion of a longitudinally extending fastener panel located adjacent the longitudinally extending exterior edge of the cover;
- and
- a longitudinally extending rib extending from an underside of the cover adjacent the first portion of the longitudinally extending fastener panel;
- wherein the longitudinally extending fastener panel is located between the longitudinally extending rib and the longitudinally extending exterior edge of the cover;
- wherein the longitudinally extending rib includes a tip located distal from the underside of the cover such that the tip is configured to contact a rail located on a sidewall portion of the truck bed to separate a portion of the cover from the rail when the tonneau cover assembly selectively covers the truck bed.
A tonneau cover assembly that selectively covers a truck bed of a truck, the tonneau cover assembly comprising:
- a cover;
- and
- a rib extending from an underside of the cover;
- wherein the rib is located over an interior of the truck bed and directed toward the interior of the truck bed;
- and
- wherein the rib includes a tip located distal from the underside of the cover.
A tonneau cover assembly that selectively covers a truck bed of a truck, the tonneau cover assembly comprising:
- a longitudinally extending stiffener configured to be located adjacent a lateral end of the tonneau cover assembly, and attached to and supports a portion of a cover material that is more flexible than the stiffener;
- wherein the stiffener includes a portion of a longitudinally extending fastener panel;
- wherein the stiffener includes a depending rib extending distal from the stiffener;
- wherein the rib is located over an interior of the truck bed and directed toward the interior of the truck bed;
- and
- wherein the portion of the longitudinally extending fastener panel is located between the depending rib and the lateral end of the tonneau cover assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.