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US 2019/0160925 A1Published application
Pickup tonneau cover
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsStuart C. Salter, Christopher Anthony Danowski, Paul Kenneth Dellock, David Brian Glickman
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Abstract
A tonneau cover assembly includes at a luminescent layer that emits visible light responsive to exposure to light, a top clear layer above the luminescent layer, and a bottom clear layer below the luminescent layer. The luminescent layer illuminates a portion of a cargo area covered by the tonneau cover.
Claims17
A tonneau cover assembly comprising:
- at least one panel for covering at least a portion of a cargo bed, the at least one panel including a luminescent layer that emits visible light responsive to exposure to light, a top clear layer above the luminescent layer, and a bottom clear layer below the luminescent layer.
A method of fabricating a tonneau cover comprising:
- applying a luminescent layer that emits visible light responsive to exposure to light to a top clear layer;
- and
- applying a bottom clear layer below the luminescent layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.