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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2016
Extang Corporation, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Brian Paul Kozlowski, Canton, MI (US);
Mark Alan Hickey, Howell, MI (US);
Extang Corporation, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A tonneau cover system can include a cover sized and shaped to cover the truck cargo box and a spring clamp designed to secure the cover to the truck cargo box. The spring clamp can include a rod connected to the cover. The rod can have a rod axis. A clamp body can be rotatably and slidably mounted on the rod. The clamp body can include a pair of oppositely disposed catches spaced apart from the rod axis. The catches can extend in a catch length direction intersecting the rod axis at a first angle. A grasping tether can be attached to the clamp body for manually sliding the clamp body along the rod in a direction away from the cover. Due to the flexible nature of the grasping tether, potential interference of the clamp with cargo in the cargo box can be significantly reduced.