US 2019/0315209 A1Published application

Clamp assembly for tonneau cover

AssigneeLund, Inc.

InventorsJacob Lewis, Chris Slinger

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Abstract

Disclosed herein are embodiments of a clamp assembly for attaching a tonneau cover to a vehicle. The clamp assembly can include a bow hanger comprising a main body extending between first and second ends and a protrusion extending away from the main body and along a portion of a length thereof. The clamp assembly can have a bow slide comprising a head configured to surround and move along the bow hanger. The clamp assembly can have a slot configured to receive the protrusion of the bow hanger, wherein engagement between the protrusion and the slot of the bow slide prevents the bow slide from rotating around the bow hanger. In some embodiments, the clamp assembly includes a handle coupled to the bow slide and a cam follower. The cam follower can engage rails of the handle which can be disposed either internally or externally of the handle.

Claims24

Dependent claims

A tonneau cover configured to cover at least a portion of a truck bed of a vehicle, the tonneau cover comprising:

a cover;
a frame configured to provide vertical support for the cover, the frame comprising a pair of side rails configured to extend along top surfaces of side walls of the truck bed of the vehicle, the frame further comprising a plurality of bows configured to extend across the truck bed and between the pair of side rails;
and
a clamp assembly configured to secure the frame to the side walls of the truck bed, the clamp assembly comprising:
a bow hanger comprising a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a main body extending between the first and second ends, and a protrusion extending away from the main body and along a portion of a length of the main body, wherein the first end is configured to secure to one of the pair of side rails and the second end is configured to secure to an end of one of the plurality of bows;
a bow slide comprising:
a head having an aperture, the head configured to surround and move along the length of the main body of the bow hanger;
and
a slot configured to receive the protrusion of the bow hanger and prevent rotation of the bow slide with respect to the bow hanger;
a hanger bolt secured to a portion of the bow slide;
a cam follower having an opening sized to receive the hanger bolt, the cam follower comprising at least one retainer and a latch;
and
a handle configured to secure to a portion of the hanger bolt, the handle comprising at least one ridge extending from a surface of the handle, the at least one ridge configured to engage the at least one retainer of the cam follower, wherein rotation of the handle causes the cam follower to move between a clamped position and an unclamped position, and wherein, in the clamped position, the latch of cam follower is positioned closer to the bow slide than in the unclamped position.

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Facts

Application: 16/383,972Filed 15 Apr 2019
Priority: 16 Apr 2018
Published: 17 Oct 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

B60J 7/104
Readily detachable tarpaulins, e.g. for utility vehicles; Frames therefor: fastening means for tarpaulins
B60J 7/141
With a plurality of rigid plate-like elements or rigid non plate-like elements, e.g. with non-slidable, but pivotable or foldable movement: for…
B60J 7/202
Vehicle storage compartments for roof parts or for collapsible flexible tops: being characterised by moveable cover parts for closing the gap…
B60P 7/04
Covering of load: by tarpaulins or like flexible members

Family

Application62/658,031Us provisional application · filed 16 Apr 2018
Application62/702,059Us provisional application · filed 23 Jul 2018
US 10,919,369 B2Related patent
US 2019/0315209 A1This patent

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