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Flexible folding cover

US8960765B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 26, 2013
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015
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Expiry dateNov 26, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60J7/141
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A tonneau cover system for a cargo box of a pickup truck having a first tonneau section, a second tonneau section, a third tonneau section, and a fourth tonneau section, each being generally coplanar in an extended position. A first hinge system hingedly couples the first and second sections to permit pivotal stacked nesting of the first section relative to the second section. A second hinge system hingedly couples the second and third sections to permit pivotal stacked nesting of the combination of the first and second sections relative to the third section. Finally, a third hinge system hingedly couples the third section to the fourth section to permit pivotal movement of the combination of the first, second, and third tonneau sections relative to the fourth section into a retracted, stacked, and rotated upward position.

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