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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2011
Norman L. Newhouse, Mishawaka, IN (US);
Norman L. Newhouse, Mishawaka, IN (US);
Lifetime Industries, Inc., Rogers, MN (US);
Abstract
A seal that is particularly useful in sealing tonneau covers to the bed of a vehicle to which the tonneau cover is attached. The bed typically has upstanding walls with upper surfaces that define a top of the bed. The seal has a fixed base that is designed to be mounted to upper surfaces of the bed. A separate seal section has a first mounting portion adapted for connecting to the fixed base. A resilient member extends from the first mounting portion and terminates in a second mounting portion. The second mounting portion is adapted to be affixed to the tonneau cover. When the seal section is in its relaxed, uninstalled state the seal has a substantially S-shaped configuration. When the seal is installed on the tonneau cover and connected to the fixed base on one of the upper surfaces, the seal is U-shaped extending underneath the tonneau cover.