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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2024
Leer Group, Elkhart, IN (US);
Eugene A. Dylewski, Ii, Granger, IN (US);
Christopher David Mattison, Granger, IN (US);
John William Bevis, Iii, Mishawaka, IN (US);
Thomas Augustine Hubbard, South Bend, IN (US);
Leer Group, Elkhart, IN (US);
Abstract
A truck that includes a bed section located rear of a cab section where the bed section is bounded on each side by opposing first and second upward-extending side walls, respectively. The truck includes a tonneau cover which has a first panel section pivotable with respect to the opposing first and second upward-extending side walls. A latching assembly is attached to the first panel section that selectively secures and releases the first panel section with respect to the first and second upward-extending side walls of the truck. The latching assembly includes at least one adjustable pinch latch assembly. The pinch latch assembly includes a latch handle portion and a latch base located on the first panel section adjacent the latch handle portion.