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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Scott Holmes Dunham, Redford, MI (US);
Kiesou David Hong, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Patrick Kennedy Berryman, Dearborn, MI (US);
Jane Maria Aselage, White Lake, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 5/04 (2006.01); B65D 81/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 5/047 (2013.01); B60R 5/045 (2013.01); B65D 81/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tonneau cover for a vehicle storage area includes a retractable screen that extends from a housing to define extended and retracted positions. A handle assembly is coupled to an outer edge of the retractable screen and has an expandable base that defines a collapsed position proximate the retractable screen and an expanded position that defines a storage volume.