US 12,264,516 B2
Interlock assembly for a truck cap
Bruce C. Bacon, Rockford, MI (US)
Assigned to BAUER PRODUCTS, INC., Grand Rapids, MI (US)
Filed by BAUER PRODUCTS, INC., Grand Rapids, MI (US)
Filed on Apr. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/130,140.
Prior Publication US 2024/0328215 A1, Oct. 3, 2024
Int. Cl. E05B 83/16 (2014.01); B60J 7/16 (2006.01); E05B 81/06 (2014.01)
CPC E05B 83/16 (2013.01) [B60J 7/1607 (2013.01); E05B 81/06 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An interlock assembly for a door of a cap configured to cover a bed of a vehicle, the interlock assembly comprising:
a strike assembly coupled with a structural component of the cap and including a strike;
a latch assembly coupled with the door, the latch assembly comprising:
a latch selectively engaging the strike;
a cam configured to move the latch between an extended position in which the latch engages the strike and a retracted position in which the latch is disengaged from the strike;
a biasing member operably coupling the latch with the cam, the biasing member configured to bias the latch toward the extended position; and
a first handle proximate an inside of the bed and mechanically linked with the latch, wherein the first handle is configured to move the latch between the extended position and the retracted position;
a transition member integrally and unitarily formed with the latch and the first handle;
wherein the first handle comprises a pull tab and is disposed on a proximate end of the transition member and the latch is disposed on an opposed distal end of the transition member; and
wherein the transition member is adapted for sliding movement upon pulling of the first handle from an extended position to a retracted position to displace the transition member and to displace the latch to the retracted position without movement of the cam.