US 12,280,644 B2
Folding cover attachment systems
Eugene A. Dylewski, II, Granger, IN (US); Christopher David Mattison, Granger, IN (US); John William Bevis, III, Mishawaka, IN (US); and Thomas Augustine Hubbard, South Bend, IN (US)
Assigned to Leer Group, Elkhart, IN (US)
Filed by Leer Group, Elkhart, IN (US)
Filed on Jan. 5, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/405,047.
Application 18/405,047 is a continuation of application No. 17/946,598, filed on Sep. 16, 2022, granted, now 11,865,907.
Application 17/946,598 is a continuation of application No. 17/066,742, filed on Oct. 9, 2020, granted, now 11,446,995, issued on Sep. 20, 2022.
Application 17/066,742 is a continuation of application No. 16/166,474, filed on Oct. 22, 2018, granted, now 10,800,234, issued on Oct. 13, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/577,920, filed on Oct. 27, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0140182 A1, May 2, 2024
Int. Cl. B60J 7/19 (2006.01); B60J 7/14 (2006.01)
CPC B60J 7/198 (2013.01) [B60J 7/141 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tonneau cover for use on a truck bed of a pickup truck, the tonneau cover comprising:
at least one covering configured to span at least a portion of the truck bed of the pickup truck;
at least one longitudinally extending rail configured to be positioned on a wall of the truck bed;
at least one clamp assembly configured to selectively couple to the at least one longitudinally extending rail, the at least one clamp assembly including:
a clamp back that includes a base extending therefrom and a top end spaced apart from the base; and
a clamp base facing the clamp back;
wherein the clamp base includes a clamp mount;
wherein the clamp mount includes a first clamp mount flange extending there from and a second clamp mount flange extending away from the first clamp mount flange; and
wherein the first clamp mount flange and the second clamp mount flange engage a clamp slot formed on the at least one longitudinally extending rail.