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Tonneau cover

US11465477B2 · kind B2 · utility

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180References

17Claims

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Assignee

ABC TECHNOLOGIES INC. · CA

Inventors

Stephen Hawkins · South Lyon, US
Bruce Bober · Farmington Hills, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 5, 2020
Grant date	Oct 11, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 5, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60J7/198
WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A tonneau cover for covering the opening of a cargo bed of a pickup truck. The tonneau cover includes a sandwich panel including a structural core, a first layered section, and a second layered section. The structural core has a top surface and a bottom surface. The first layered section is coupled to the top surface of the structural core, and a second layered section is coupled to the bottom surface of the structural core. Each of the first and second layered sections includes a reinforcement layer, and at least one of the reinforcement layers of the first and second layered sections is a carbon fiber mat. The tonneau cover may have a single panel configuration or a tri-panel configuration.

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