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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 1998
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Shizuo Hosoya, Wako, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
296 3716 ; 296 371 ;
Abstract
A tonneau cover device has a lock assembly mounted on a cover for locking the cover in a desired position between a casing and a tailgate. The lock assembly includes a pair of hook mechanisms each comprising a fixed hook member fixedly mounted on the cover and a movable hook member angularly movably mounted on the fixed hook member for angular movement through a predetermined angle against the bias of a spring acting between the fixed and movable hook members.