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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2023
Applicant:
Tectum Holdings, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Jerome Facchinello, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
Chad A. Carter, Manchester, MI (US);
Assignee:
EXTANG CORPORATION, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/12 (2006.01); B60J 7/19 (2006.01); B60R 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 7/12 (2013.01); B60J 7/196 (2013.01); B60R 5/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tonneau cover that includes a first panel, a second panel, a hinge between the first panel and the second panel, and a torsion element between the first panel and the second panel. The torsion element applies an urging force onto one or both of the first panel and the second panel during movement of the first panel and/or the second panel about the hinge.