Tonneau cover, bed rail, and a tonneau cover system
AssigneeExtang Corporation
InventorsRobert Paul Talbert, Nolin Miller Livingston, David Brian Michaud
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Abstract
A tonneau cover for at least partially covering a cargo area of a vehicle, the cargo area having a pair of opposing side walls, a front wall, and a tailgate, the tonneau cover including: a first panel configured to be arranged adjacent to the front wall; a second panel adjacent to the first panel and rearward of the first panel, the second panel configured to be folded relative to the first panel to move the tonneau cover between an open configuration and a closed configuration. The first panel comprises a first panel section and a second panel section, and the first panel section is arranged at an incline relative to the second panel section.
Claims20
A tonneau cover for at least partially covering a cargo area of a vehicle, the cargo area having a pair of opposing side walls, a front wall, and a tailgate, the tonneau cover comprising:
- a first panel configured to be arranged adjacent to the front wall;
- a second panel adjacent to the first panel and rearward of the first panel, the second panel configured to be folded relative to the first panel to move the tonneau cover between an open configuration and a closed configuration,
- wherein the first panel comprises a first panel section and a second panel section, wherein the first panel section is arranged at an incline relative to the second panel section;
- wherein the first panel section includes a first uppermost panel surface and a first lowermost panel surface, and the first uppermost panel surface is spaced apart from the first lowermost panel surface along a vertical direction;
- wherein the second panel section includes a second uppermost panel surface and a second lowermost panel surface, and the second uppermost panel surface is spaced apart from the second lowermost panel surface along the vertical direction;
- wherein the first uppermost panel surface of the first panel section has an uppermost portion;
- wherein the first uppermost panel surface of the first panel section has a lowermost portion;
- wherein the first panel section has a first maximum height at the uppermost portion of the first uppermost panel surface;
- wherein the first panel section has a second maximum height at the lowermost portion of the first uppermost panel surface;
- wherein each of the first maximum height and the second maximum height are defined from the second uppermost panel surface of the second panel section to the first uppermost panel surface of the first panel section along the vertical direction;
- wherein the first maximum height of the first panel section is greater than the second maximum height of the first panel section;
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- wherein the lowermost portion of the first uppermost panel surface is closer to the second panel section than the uppermost portion of the first uppermost panel surface.
A tonneau cover for at least partially covering a cargo area of a vehicle, the cargo area having a pair of opposing side walls, a front wall, and a tailgate, the tonneau cover comprising:
- a first panel configured to be arranged adjacent to the front wall;
- a second panel adjacent to the first panel and rearward of the first panel, the second panel configured to be folded relative to the first panel to move the tonneau cover between an open configuration and a closed configuration,
- wherein the first panel comprises a first panel section and a second panel section, wherein the first panel section is arranged at an incline relative to the second panel section;
- wherein the first panel section comprises a forward end comprising a seal that is configured to abut the front wall;
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- wherein the seal comprises a seal block attached to the seal, the seal block being made from a different material than the seal.
A tonneau cover for at least partially covering a cargo area of a vehicle, the cargo area having a pair of opposing side walls, a front wall, and a tailgate, the tonneau cover comprising:
- a first panel configured to be arranged adjacent to the front wall;
- a second panel adjacent to the first panel and rearward of the first panel, the second panel configured to be folded relative to the first panel to move the tonneau cover between an open configuration and a closed configuration;
- wherein the first panel comprises a first panel section and a second panel section, wherein the first panel section is arranged at an incline relative to the second panel section;
- wherein the tonneau cover comprises a bed rail attached to one or both of the side walls, the bed rail comprises a latch catch and the tonneau cover comprises a latch assembly that engages the latch catch to restrict or prevent fore-aft movement of the tonneau cover;
- wherein the latch catch comprises a base part;
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- wherein the latch catch comprises two members extending from the base part, each of the two members extend in an inwardly and downwardly direction in vehicle position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.