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US 2019/0054809 A1Published application
Modified retractable tonneau cover
AssigneeRoll-N-Lock Corporation
InventorRichard Gregory Bernardo
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Abstract
Disclosed are embodiments of a retractable tonneau cover for a vehicle that has been modified in order to generally minimize the size of a housing of the tonneau cover, providing more vehicle cargo space for a user. The modified retractable tonneau cover can be automatically closed through an electronic system.
Claims19
A retractable tonneau cover comprising:
- a pair of side rails;
- a plurality of connected slats extending between the side rails;
- a circular drive cog configured to mate with the plurality of connected slats in order to retract and/or extend the plurality of connected slats along the pair of side rails between an extended position and a retracted position, the circular drive cog configured to mate with a motor drive reel on an inner surface, and the circular drive cog having a diameter of approximately 2 inches or less;
- a motor within the motor drive reel and configured to rotate the circular drive cog;
- a spring connected to an end of the plurality of connected slats and configured to provide tension onto the plurality of connected slats;
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- a housing configured to contain the circular drive cog, the motor, the spring, and at least a portion of the plurality of connected slats in the retracted position.
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A retractable tonneau cover comprising:
- a pair of side rails;
- a plurality of connected slats extending between the side rails, the plurality of connected slats having an upward facing surface and a downward facing surface;
- a circular drive cog configured to mate with the plurality of connected slats in order to retract and/or extend the plurality of connected slats along the pair of side rails and configured to mate with a motor drive reel on an inner surface, the circular drive cog providing an upward force on the downward facing surface of the plurality of connected slats;
- an engagement pad attached to at least one of the pair of side rails, the engagement pad configured to provide a downward force onto the upward facing surface of the plurality of connected slats in order to oppose the upward force;
- a motor within the motor drive reel and configured to rotate the circular drive cog;
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- a spring connected to the plurality of connected slats and configured to provide tension onto the plurality of connected slats.
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A retractable tonneau cover comprising:
- a pair of side rails;
- a plurality of connected metallic slats extending between the side rails, the plurality of connected metallic slats not covered by vinyl;
- a circular drive cog configured to mate with the plurality of connected slats in order to retract and/or extend the plurality of connected slats along the pair of side rails between an extended position and a retracted position, the circular drive cog configured to mate with a motor drive reel on an inner surface;
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- a motor within the motor drive reel, the motor configured to rotate the circular drive cog.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.