Tonneau cover apparatus having engagement member with integral fastening element
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B60P-007/04
E04H-015/64
출원번호
US-0930660
(2001-08-14)
발명자
/ 주소
Schmeichel, Charles M.
출원인 / 주소
Agri-Cover, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Moore, Hansen & Sumner
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
35인용 특허 :
36
초록▼
A tonneau cover apparatus can attach a flexible cover about a cargo box of a vehicle, preferably a pickup truck. The apparatus preferably includes, a support frame removably attached about the perimeter of a cargo box of the vehicle, an elongated end plate attached to an end of the flexible cover, a
A tonneau cover apparatus can attach a flexible cover about a cargo box of a vehicle, preferably a pickup truck. The apparatus preferably includes, a support frame removably attached about the perimeter of a cargo box of the vehicle, an elongated end plate attached to an end of the flexible cover, an end plate engagement member attached to the support frame, a latching member movably attached to the support frame, and a locking member movably attached to the end plate. The end plate and the end plate engagement member are preferably provided with complimentarily shaped surfaces which enable the end plate to engage with and swing around or pivot with respect to the support frame into and out of a fixed stretching position where the flexible cover may be alternatively tensed and relaxed. The end plate may be retained in the fixed stretching position by a latching member that operatively connects the end plate to the support frame or a locking member that operatively connects the support frame to the end plate. The latching member and the locking member may be used individually or in combination with each other to prevent accidental or deliberate unauthorized access to a covered cargo box of a vehicle. In alternate embodiments, a plurality of locking members are provided that slide within a channel in the end plate. The end plate engagement member preferably includes an integrally attached fastening element. In certain embodiments the locking members are spring biased toward a locking position where the locking member engages a flange to prevent the end plate from moving out of the fixed, stretching position.
대표청구항▼
A tonneau cover apparatus can attach a flexible cover about a cargo box of a vehicle, preferably a pickup truck. The apparatus preferably includes, a support frame removably attached about the perimeter of a cargo box of the vehicle, an elongated end plate attached to an end of the flexible cover, a
A tonneau cover apparatus can attach a flexible cover about a cargo box of a vehicle, preferably a pickup truck. The apparatus preferably includes, a support frame removably attached about the perimeter of a cargo box of the vehicle, an elongated end plate attached to an end of the flexible cover, an end plate engagement member attached to the support frame, a latching member movably attached to the support frame, and a locking member movably attached to the end plate. The end plate and the end plate engagement member are preferably provided with complimentarily shaped surfaces which enable the end plate to engage with and swing around or pivot with respect to the support frame into and out of a fixed stretching position where the flexible cover may be alternatively tensed and relaxed. The end plate may be retained in the fixed stretching position by a latching member that operatively connects the end plate to the support frame or a locking member that operatively connects the support frame to the end plate. The latching member and the locking member may be used individually or in combination with each other to prevent accidental or deliberate unauthorized access to a covered cargo box of a vehicle. In alternate embodiments, a plurality of locking members are provided that slide within a channel in the end plate. The end plate engagement member preferably includes an integrally attached fastening element. In certain embodiments the locking members are spring biased toward a locking position where the locking member engages a flange to prevent the end plate from moving out of the fixed, stretching position. 20300, Kuroda; US-4333674, 19820600, Buettner et al.; US-4361352, 19821100, Wakamatsu; US-4386799, 19830600, Molnar; US-4413856, 19831100, McMahan et al.; US-4422680, 19831200, Goupy; US-4433565, 19840200, Preller; US-4466646, 19840800, Delmastro et al., 293/120; US-4578979, 19860400, Abe et al.; US-4592580, 19860600, Stanganelli et al., 293/136; US-4684166, 19870800, Kanodia; US-4714287, 19871200, Merkle; US-4715630, 19871200, Manning; US-4783104, 19881100, Watanabe et al.; US-4796946, 19890100, Wilson et al.; US-4811979, 19890300, Peter et al.; US-4856833, 19890800, Beekman; US-4862666, 19890900, Kero; US-4940270, 19900700, Yamazaki et al.; US-4978562, 19901200, Wycech; US-5005887, 19910400, Kelman; US-5040399, 19910800, Knapper et al.; US-5092512, 19920300, Sturrus et al.; US-5124186, 19920600, Wycech; US-5139297, 19920800, Carpenter et al., 293/132; US-5154462, 19921000, Carpenter; US-5180629, 19930100, Terada et al.; US-5219197, 19930600, Rich et al.; US-5232261, 19930800, Kuroda et al.; US-5277469, 19940100, Klippel; US-5340178, 19940800, Stewart et al.; US-5385375, 19950100, Morgan et al.; US-5404974, 19950400, Thum et al.; US-5407239, 19950400, Arai et al.; US-5425561, 19950600, Morgan; US-5431464, 19950700, Jones et al., 293/121; US-5540016, 19960700, Clausen; US-5545022, 19960800, Rosasco; US-5545361, 19960800, Rosasco; US-5560662, 19961000, Apgar, Jr. et al.; US-5672405, 19970900, Plank, Jr. et al.; US-5756167, 19980500, Tamura et al.; US-5785376, 19980700, Nees et al.; US-5799991, 19980900, Glance; US-5813718, 19980900, Masuda et al.; US-5857734, 19990100, Okamura et al.; US-5997058, 19991200, Pedersen; US-6000738, 19991200, Stewart et al.; US-6003912, 19991200, Schonhoff et al.; US-6042163, 20000300, Reiffer; US-6138429, 20001000, Baumgaertner; US-6165588, 20001200, Wycech; US-6179353, 20010100, Heatherington et al.; US-6217089, 20010400, Goto et al.; US-6276105, 20010800, Wycech, 293/120; US-6318775, 20011100, Heatherington et al.; US-6406081, 20020600, Mahfet et al., 293/120; US-6428064, 20020800, Frederick, 293/120; US-20020149213, 20021000, Weisssenborn, 293/120; US-20020149214, 20021000, Evans, 293/120
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