US 12,441,168 B2
Retractable hard panel tonneau cover
Jerome James Facchinello, Grand Blanc, MI (US); Chad A. Carter, Manchester, MI (US); and Robert Mosingo, Saline, MI (US)
Assigned to EXTANG CORPORATION, Ann Arbor, MI (US)
Filed by Tectum Holdings, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US)
Filed on Dec. 5, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/074,569.
Application 18/074,569 is a continuation of application No. 17/370,102, filed on Jul. 8, 2021, granted, now 11,548,359.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/058,854, filed on Jul. 30, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0181854 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
Int. Cl. B60J 7/14 (2006.01); E05D 15/40 (2006.01); E05F 15/00 (2015.01)
CPC B60J 7/141 (2013.01) [E05D 15/403 (2013.01); E05F 15/00 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/626 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/53 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tonneau cover for a vehicle comprising:
a first panel and a second panel, the second panel is arranged rearward of the first panel in vehicle position when the tonneau cover is in a closed position;
wherein the first panel is connected to a first mechanism to guide the first panel into a storage compartment, and the second panel is connected to a second mechanism to guide the second panel into the storage compartment,
wherein the first panel is moveable into the storage compartment independently of the second panel;
wherein the tonneau cover comprises a third panel, and the third panel is attached to the second panel with a hinge; and
wherein the storage compartment comprises a panel that is configured to pivot from a closed, horizontal portion into an open position to allow the first panel to be moved into the storage compartment.