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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
May. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Venkatesh Krishnan, Wayne, MI (US);
Brandon Buckhalt, Belleville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P 7/02 (2006.01); B62D 33/04 (2006.01); B60P 3/00 (2006.01); B60J 7/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 33/042 (2013.01); B60J 7/1607 (2013.01); B60P 3/007 (2013.01); B60P 7/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tonneau cover is provided for a pick-up truck. The tonneau cover includes a cover element of sufficient expanse to span a cargo box of the pick-up truck, a storage compartment depending from an underside of the cover element and an access opening in the cover element in communication with the storage compartment. An access flap in the cover element overlies the access opening and may be displaced between open and closed positions.