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Roll cover assembly

US10471898B2 · kind B2 · utility

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14Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 19, 2017
Grant dateNov 12, 2019
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Expiry dateJan 19, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE06B9/80
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A roll cover assembly for covering a cargo space of a vehicle includes a cassette housing an extendable/retractable roll cover, a first receptacle adjacent a first side wall of the cargo space and having a channel configured to slidably guide a first end of the cassette during insertion or removal, a second receptacle adjacent a second side wall of the cargo space and having an opening configured to receive a second end of the cassette and permit pivoting of the cassette about the second end during removal of the first end from the first receptacle, a locking mechanism releasably locking the first end of the cassette into the first receptacle, and a release device actuatable to release the locking mechanism by pulling along a line-of-action parallel with a direction in which the first end of the cassette moves during removal from the first receptacle.

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