Locking corner piece for vehicle tonneau cover
OwnerDennis Jay Potterinventor
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Abstract
A tonneau cover system for a cargo area of a vehicle. The system may comprise a flexible cover mounted to a main support frame. The main support frame may include a plurality of rails joined by corner piece members in an rectangular shape. The flexible cover may include a J-clip for matingly engaging a cantilevered male portion extending from the rails of the support frame.
Claims20
A rail corner piece for use with a tonneau cover system mountable to a cargo area of a vehicle, said corner piece comprising:
- a base member having a first insert portion and a second insert portion extending therefrom, wherein the first insert portion and the second insert portion define an angle;
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- a rigid, cantilevered male portion extending from the base member.
A tonneau cover system mountable to a cargo area of a vehicle, the cargo area defined by vehicle sidewalls, said system comprising:
- a rail assembly comprising a plurality of rails, each of the plurality of rails having a rigid, cantilevered male portion extending therefrom;
- a plurality of corner piece members configured and adapted to join adjacent ones of the rails at an angle, each of the corner piece members having a rigid, cantilevered male portion extending therefrom;
- a flexible tonneau cover having a perimeter and a J-clip disposed along the perimeter;
- wherein the J-clip is configured and adapted to matingly engage the rigid, cantilevered male portions extending from the plurality of rails and the corner piece members.
A tonneau cover system mountable to a cargo area of a vehicle, the cargo area defined by vehicle sidewalls, said system comprising:
- a rail assembly comprising a plurality of rails;
- a plurality of corner piece members configured and adapted to join adjacent ones of the rails at an angle;
- a flexible tonneau cover;
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- a means for securing the flexible tonneau cover to the rail assembly and corner piece members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.