Truck bed cover lock
OwnerMark A. Comstockinventor
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Abstract
A truck bed cover lock having two locking units positioned to interact with the existing latch locks present on most bed covers. Each locking unit contains an actuator which is electronically connected to the existing or added on electric locks in a truck. When the door locks in the truck are electrically locked the actuators extend a sliding latch into position behind the latch locks present on the bed cover thereby preventing the bed cover from being opened. Conversely, when the truck locks are electrically unlocked the actuators retract the sliding locks and permit the bed cover to be opened. The invention may be an OEM (factory) item, or an aftermarket item.
Claims11
A truck bed cover lock for automatically locking and unlocking a truck bed cover on an open bed truck, comprising:
- at least one locking unit adapted to be secured to a truck bed rail in an open bed truck, said locking unit having:
- a latch adapted for engaging a keeper on a truck bed cover;
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- an actuator attached to the latch for moving the latch between a locked position and an unlocked position;
- at least one two wire electric cord electrically connected to said actuator and adapted for connecting said actuator to a vehicular electronic door lock circuit, whereby said locking unit may be switched between the locked position and the unlocked position by operation of a vehicle's door locks.
A truck bed cover lock in combination a truck bed cover for an open bed truck, comprising:
- a truck bed cover having a first end adapted for being pivotally mounted of the cover over an open bed in a truck, the cover having a bottom surface and a second end with opposing corners, the cover further having a keeper mounted at the opposing corners;
- a pair of locking units, each locking unit having:
- at least one latch adapted for engaging the keeper on a truck bed cover corner;
- at least one actuator attached to the latch for moving the latch between a locked position and an unlocked position;
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- at least one electric cord electrically connected to said actuator and adapted for connecting said actuator to a truck electronic door lock circuit, whereby said locking unit may be switched between the locked position and the unlocked position by operation of a truck's door locks
A truck bed cover lock in combination with an open bed truck having a truck bed cover pivotally disposed over the truck bed, comprising:
- a truck having an open bed and having an electronic door lock with door lock control circuitry;
- a truck bed cover disposed over the truck bed having a first end pivotally mounted to the truck, the cover having a bottom surface and a second end with opposing corners, the cover further having a keeper mounted at the opposing corners;
- a pair of locking units, each locking unit having:
- a latch adapted for engaging the keeper on a truck bed cover corner;
- an actuator attached to the latch for moving the latch between a locked position and an unlocked position;
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- an electric cord electrically connected to said actuator and to the door lock control circuit, whereby said locking unit may be switched between the locked position and the unlocked position by operation of the truck's door lock.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.