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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2018
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Alexander Zichettello, Hilliard, OH (US);
Michael T. Binfet, Bellefontaine, OH (US);
Douglas R. Kaltenmark, Powell, OH (US);
Babuji K. Tamarapoo, Powell, OH (US);
Brock J. Stull, Columbus, OH (US);
Todd Yoder, Wyandotte, MI (US);
Paul Finch, Northville, MI (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A flexible tonneau cover assembly is provided that includes a side rail and a rear rail that is removably securable to the side rail. The rear rail is rotatable between a closed position wherein a flexible cover secured thereto is under tension, and an open position wherein the flexible cover is untensioned. Optionally, the assembly includes a securing member that is securable in a fixed position with respect to the side rail and defines a channel, and the rear rail is rotatable between the open position and the closed position when the rear rail is positioned in the channel of the securing member. Optionally, the flexible cover includes a cable operatively connected to the rear rail, and the side rail receives the cable therein when the rear rail is in the closed position to secure the flexible cover to the side rail.