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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2023
Extang Corporation, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David Guerino Germano, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Joseph Thomas Brophy, Rockford, MI (US);
Joseph David Fairbairn, Novi, MI (US);
Ryan Delong, Stockbridge, MI (US);
Dustin Michael Campbell, Livonia, MI (US);
Kenneth Jay Hall, Jackson, MI (US);
Mark Alan Hickey, Howell, MI (US);
Abstract
A cover system configured for a cargo area of a vehicle, the cover system includes a frame having a first frame section and a second frame section that opposes the first frame section; a bow connector connected to the first frame section; and a bow that extends between the first frame section and the second frame section, the bow includes a receiver that is configured to engage the bow connector to connect the bow to the first frame section; the bow connector includes a wedge-shaped structure that is configured to engage a corresponding wedge-shaped structure on the receiver of the bow to connect the bow to the first frame section.