Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Latch assemblies and rail attachment for a pickup truck tonneau cover
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Application No.: US17598025Application Date: 2020-03-25
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Publication No.: US11358452B2Publication Date: 2022-06-14
- Inventor: Steven Rossi , Jonathan Loudon , Julian Richardson
- Applicant: WORKSPORT LTD.
- Applicant Address: CA Vaughan
- Assignee: WORKSPORT LTD.
- Current Assignee: WORKSPORT LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Vaughan
- Agency: Honigman LLP
- Agent Eric J. Sosenko; Jonathan P. O'Brien
- International Application: PCT/US2020/024737 WO 20200325
- International Announcement: WO2020/198375 WO 20201001
- Main IPC: B60J7/10
- IPC: B60J7/10 ; B60J7/19 ; B62D33/02

Abstract:
A tonneau system for use with a bed of a pickup truck. The tonneau system includes a tonneau cover and latch assemblies to retain the tonneau cover to the bed of the truck. The cover is moveable between an unfolded positon where the cover encloses the bed and a folded position where the bed is uncovered. The latch assemblies can include latch bases that define discreet mounting positons for a latch handle assembly that employ retention members to retain the latch handle assembly in a particular mounting positon. Another latch assembly includes a latch base having an endless belt to positon the latch handle assembly. A rail attachment is also provided to mount to the bed and provide an anchor point for keep in to tonneau cover engage over the bed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220097504A1 LATCH ASSEMBLIES AND RAIL ATTACHMENT FOR A PICKUP TRUCK TONNEAU COVER Public/Granted day:2022-03-31
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