Multi-hinge tonneau cover
AssigneeExtang Corporation
InventorsJerome Facchinello, Chad Carter, David Germano, Robbie Mosingo
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Abstract
A tonneau cover that includes a first panel and a second panel; a hinge located between the first panel and the second panel, the hinge includes a first link and a second link, the first link includes a pocket; the second link includes a projection that is configured to engage the pocket of the first link to connect the first link and the second link; and one or more covers extending over all or a portion of the first panel, the second panel, the first link, and the second link; the second link has a structure that is substantially similar to a structure of the first link and/or the one or more covers provide an indirect connection between the first panel and the first link.
Claims18
A tonneau cover comprising:
- 1) A first panel and a second panel;
- 2) a hinge located between the first panel and the second panel, the hinge comprises a first link and a second link, the first link comprises a pocket;
- the second link comprises a projection that is configured to engage the pocket of the first link to connect the first link and the second link;
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- 3) one or more covers extending over all or a portion of the first panel, the second panel, the first link, and the second link;
- wherein the second link comprises a structure that is substantially similar to a structure of the first link and/or the one or more covers provide an indirect connection between the first panel and the first link.
A tonneau cover comprising:
- (a) a first panel and a second panel;
- (b) a hinge located between the first panel and the second panel, the hinge comprises:
- (i) a first link and (ii) a second link;
- wherein the first link comprises a pocket and the second link comprises a projection that is configured to engage the pocket of the first link to connect the first link and the second link;
- (c) one or more covers extending over all or a portion of the first panel, the second panel, the first link, and the second link;
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- (d) a bumper connected to the hinge, wherein the bumper is configured to contact a panel of the tonneau cover when the tonneau cover is folded;
- wherein the first panel and the first link are free from being directly connected to each other and/or wherein the second panel and the second link are free from being directly connected to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.