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US 2022/0065020 A1Published application
Capacitive touch vehicle accessory
AssigneeTectum Holdings, Inc.
InventorsChad Carter, Jerome Facchinello
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Abstract
A system for a vehicle having an accessory positioned along the vehicle. The system may also include a sensor located along the vehicle in wireless communication with the accessory, wherein the sensor triggers activation of the accessory based on input from an external source.
Claims20
A system for a vehicle comprising:
- (a) an accessory positioned along the vehicle;
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- (b) a sensor located along the vehicle in communication with the accessory, wherein the sensor triggers activation of the accessory based on input from an external source.
A system for a vehicle having a cargo box at least partially enclosed by a tailgate, the system comprising:
- (a) a tonneau cover disposed over a top edge of the cargo box, the tailgate, or both;
- (b) lights located along an exterior of the cargo box, an interior of the cargo box, or both;
- (c) a first sensor located on the cargo box or the tonneau cover in wireless communication with the tonneau cover to actuate the tonneau cover between an open position and a closed position, or vice versa;
- (d) a second sensor located on the cargo box or the tailgate in wireless communication with the tailgate to actuate the tailgate between an open position and a closed position, or vice versa;
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- (e) a third sensor located on the cargo box, the tailgate, or the tonneau cover in wireless communication with a light of the vehicle;
- wherein the first sensor and the second sensor are capacitive touch sensors that actuate the tonneau cover and the tailgate, respectively, based upon a user contacting the touch sensor;
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- wherein the third sensor is a proximity sensor that receives a wireless signal from a fob when the fob enters a defined proximity circle around the vehicle.
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