Latch assembly for tonneau cover

A latch assembly for a tonneau cover comprising:

• (a) a bracket that is configured to be secured to a side rail of a bed of a pickup truck;
• wherein the bracket is comprised of:
• a receiving area that is configured to receive a front end of a rear header bar of a tonneau cover;
• a main body that includes at least two apertures that are configured to receive bolts;
• and an arm that extends upwardly from the main body at a front end of the bracket;
• and
• wherein the receiving area is located on a rear end of the bracket and includes a ledge;
• (b) a pivoting member that is pivotally connected to the bracket;
• wherein the pivoting member is comprised of a handle, a nose, a main body, and a horn;
• wherein the handle forms a bottom part of the pivoting member, the nose is situated to a rear of the main body and forms a rear part of the pivoting member, the main body includes an extension that extends forwardly from the main body opposite the nose, and a horn that extends upwardly from a top part of the main body between the nose and the extension;
• wherein the nose has a rear arcuate edge;
• wherein the nose and the horn together form a boot-shaped recess in the pivoting member;
• and
• wherein the pivoting member further comprises a nub that is situated on an outer surface of a tip of the horn and configured to rest on top of or below the ledge of the receiving area, depending on a level of pressure applied to the handle by an operator;
• and
• (c) a spring that is situated between the main body of the pivoting member and the bracket around a boss that is part of the pivoting member;
• wherein a first end of the spring is attached to the pivoting member, and a second end of the spring is attached to the bracket;
• and
• wherein the spring is configured to maintain the pivoting member in a first position relative to the bracket until and unless manual force is applied to the handle of the pivoting member.