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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2021
Extang Corporation, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Chad Carter, Manchester, MI (US);
Jerome Facchinello, Grand Blanc, MI (US);
EXTANG CORPORATION, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A tonneau cover configured to cover a cargo box of a vehicle, comprising: (a) opposing side rails configured to attach to opposing sides of the cargo box; (b) a slat extending between and supported by the opposing siderails, wherein the slat is configured to move along the siderails; and (c) a drive system that drives the slat and moves the slat along the side rails from a closed position where the slat covers an interior of the cargo box, to an open position where the interior of the cargo box is exposed, wherein the drive system is controlled wirelessly by a remote device, by a sensor located along the cargo box, or both.