| US 7,513,562 B2 | ||
| Mechanism to attach and to raise a tonneau cover | ||
| Stephen C. Hardy, Holiday, Fla. (US); and Richard W. Mahoney, Largo, Fla. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Tech-Craft, Inc., Holiday, Fla. (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 16, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/600,508. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0116708 A1, May 22, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. B60P 7/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 296—100.06 [49/246; 296/100.1] | 23 Claims |
| 1. A mechanism for attaching a hard cover to a vehicle bed and for raising the rear of the hard cover and for subsequently
raising the front of the hard cover, comprising:
(a) a right side rail,
(b) a left side rail,
(c) a right rear extending arm, one end pivotally attached to a rear-point of said right side rail and other end pivotally
attached to the right rear of the hard cover,
(d) a left rear extending arm, one end pivotally attached to a rear-point of said left side rail and other end pivotally attached
to the left rear of the hard cover,
(e) a hinge means attached to the forward end of the hard cover,
(f) a right rigid arm, having a forward end attached to said hinge means and a rearward end pivotally attached to said right
side rail near a mid-point,
(g) a left rigid arm, having a forward end attached to said hinge means and a rearward end pivotally attached to said left
side rail near a mid-point,
(h) a force means, one end attached to said right rigid arm and the other end attached to said right side rail wherein said
force means provides torque to raise the forward end of said right rigid arm above said right side rail, or one end attached
to said left rigid arm and the other end attached to said left side rail wherein said force means provides torque to raise
the forward end of said left rigid arm above said left side rail, and
(i) a front latch means connecting the forward end of said right rigid arm to said right side rail, or connecting the forward
end of said left rigid arm to said left side rail.
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