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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Brandon Buckhalt, Belleville, MI (US);
Venkatesh Krishnan, Canton, MI (US);
Vikas Bhatt, Canton, MI (US);
Ravikumar Ranganathan, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 33/04 (2006.01); B65D 88/22 (2006.01); B62D 33/08 (2006.01); B60J 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 33/042 (2013.01); B60J 7/141 (2013.01); B62D 33/08 (2013.01); B65D 88/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tonneau cover is provided for a pickup truck. The tonneau cover includes a body having a vehicle forward end and a vehicle rearward end. Further, the tonneau cover includes a collapsible storage assembly that depends from the body and has at least one rearwardly opening storage compartment accessible through an open tailgate of the pickup truck.