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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
May. 12, 2021
Tectum Holdings, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kelly Kneifl, Yankton, SD (US);
Robert Gaarder, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Jerome Facchinello, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Daniel J. Delaney, Pinckney, MI (US);
Robbie Mosingo, Saline, MI (US);
Chad Carter, Manchester, MI (US);
Extang Corporation, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of operating a tonneau cover and a tailgate of a vehicle, including: transmitting one or more signals to a first control module to open or lower the tailgate; determining a position of the tonneau cover with the first control module or a second control module and transmitting by the first control module and/or the second control module one or more signals to a mechanism associated with the tonneau cover to open the tonneau cover if the tonneau cover is determined by the first control module and/or the second control module to be in a closed position; and then lowering the tailgate.