Tonneau cover system and lock assembly for a tonneau cover system
AssigneeExtang Corporation
InventorAnthony Becker
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Abstract
A tonneau cover system for covering a cargo area of a vehicle, the tonneau cover system including: a side rail configured to attach to a side wall of the cargo area of the vehicle, the side rail comprising a bottom wall; a cover comprising a plurality of slats, the plurality of slats comprising a tail slat connected to a slat, the tail slat comprising one or more rollers that are supported on a top surface of the bottom wall of the side rail; a lock assembly connected to the tail slat, the lock assembly comprising a first locking device connected to the tail slat, the first locking device comprising a first locking member that is configured to engage a bottom surface of the bottom wall of the side rail to lock or restrict movement of the cover relative to the side rail.
Claims14
A tonneau cover system for covering a cargo area of a vehicle, the tonneau cover system comprising:
- a side rail configured to attach to a side wall of the cargo area of the vehicle, the side rail comprising a bottom wall;
- a cover comprising a plurality of slats, the plurality of slats comprising a tail slat connected to a slat, the tail slat comprising one or more rollers that are supported on a top surface of the bottom wall of the side rail;
- a lock assembly connected to the tail slat, the lock assembly comprising a first locking device connected to the tail slat, the first locking device comprising a first locking member that is configured to engage a bottom surface of the bottom wall of the side rail to lock or restrict movement of the cover relative to the side rail;
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- wherein the side rail comprises a stop element that extends from the side rail towards a center of the cargo area, and the tail slat comprises a positive stop feature that is configured to contact the positive stop feature to restrict or prevent further movement of the cover.
A tonneau cover system for covering a cargo area of a vehicle, the tonneau cover system comprising:
- a side rail configured to attach to a side wall of the cargo area of the vehicle, the side rail comprising a bottom wall;
- a cover comprising a plurality of slats, the plurality of slats comprising a tail slat connected to a slat, the tail slat comprising one or more rollers that are supported on a top surface of the bottom wall of the side rail;
- a lock assembly connected to the tail slat, the lock assembly comprising a first locking device connected to the tail slat, the first locking device comprising a first locking member that is configured to engage a bottom surface of the bottom wall of the side rail to lock or restrict movement of the cover relative to the side rail;
- wherein the side rail is a first side rail, the side wall is a first side wall, the bottom wall is a first bottom wall, the bottom surface is a first bottom surface, the tonneau cover system includes a second side rail configured to attach to a second side wall of the cargo area of the vehicle, the second side rail includes a second bottom wall, the second bottom wall defines a second bottom surface, the lock assembly comprises a second locking device comprising a second locking member that is configured to engage the second bottom surface of the second bottom wall of the second side rail to lock or restrict movement of the cover relative to the second side rail;
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- wherein the lock assembly comprises a connecting rod that extends along a bottom surface of the tail slat and that connects the first locking device and the second locking device.
A tonneau cover system for covering a cargo area of a vehicle, the tonneau cover system comprising:
- a side rail configured to attach to a side wall of the cargo area of the vehicle, the side rail comprising a bottom wall;
- a cover comprising a plurality of slats, the plurality of slats comprising a tail slat connected to a slat, the tail slat comprising one or more rollers that are supported on a top surface of the bottom wall of the side rail;
- a lock assembly connected to the tail slat, the lock assembly comprising a first locking device connected to the tail slat, the first locking device comprising a first locking member that is configured to engage a bottom surface of the bottom wall of the side rail to lock or restrict movement of the cover relative to the side rail;
- wherein the side rail is a first side rail, the side wall is a first side wall, the bottom wall is a first bottom wall, the bottom surface is a first bottom surface, the tonneau cover system includes a second side rail configured to attach to a second side wall of the cargo area of the vehicle, the second side rail includes a second bottom wall, the second bottom wall defines a second bottom surface, the lock assembly comprises a second locking device comprising a second locking member that is configured to engage the second bottom surface of the second bottom wall of the second side rail to lock or restrict movement of the cover relative to the second side rail;
- wherein the cover includes an end cap that is configured to engage a side of the tail slat;
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- wherein the end cap is configured to contact part of the second locking member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.