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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2014
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Thomas H. Froling, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Scott C. Anderson, Sylvan Lake, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for a vehicle is provided. The vehicle generally has a front wall, two side walls, a truck bed, and a tailgate that altogether define a tonneau. The apparatus includes a tonneau cover that has a front panel and a rear panel. The tonneau cover is slidable along the side walls of the vehicle to move between a closed position and an extended position. In the closed position, the tonneau cover substantially covers the tonneau. In the extended position, at least a portion of the rear panel overhangs the tailgate exterior to the tonneau. The tonneau cover is securable in at least one of the closed position and the extended position.