Quick release canister
AssigneeRetrax Holdings, LLC
InventorsJonathan Charles Fargo, Steve Givens, Hunter Craig Eslinger, Jesse Johnson, Michael P. Pare, Matthew James Schuster
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Abstract
A canister comprising: (a) a space configured to receive a tonneau cover so that the tonneau cover is stored within the canister; and (b) one or more track guides that guide the canister relative to a roller track, a bed of a vehicle, a rail extension, a cap, or a combination thereof; and wherein the one or more track guides assist the canister in being inserted into or removed from the bed of the vehicle.
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1) A canister comprising:
- a space configured to receive all or a portion of a tonneau cover for covering at least a portion of a bed of a vehicle;
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- one or more track guides that guide the canister during movement of the canister relative to the vehicle, during insertion of the canister into the bed, and/or during removal of the canister from the bed.
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14) A tonneau system comprising:
- a first track that is configured to connect to a first side of a bed of a vehicle;
- a second track that is configured to connect to a second side of the bed of the vehicle;
- a canister including:
- i. a first track guide on a first side of the canister, and
- ii. a second track guide on a second side of the canister;
- a first projection extending from the first track and configured to engage the first track guide;
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- a second projection extending from the second track and configured to engage the second track guide.
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27) A method comprising:
- moving a canister relative to a vehicle, inserting the canister into a bed of the vehicle, and/or removing the canister from the bed by guiding one or more track guides of the canister relative to one or more projections extending form the bed,
- wherein the canister comprises a space configured to receive all or a portion of a tonneau cover for covering at least a portion of the bed of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.