IP Library Granted Patent US 11,642,947
Granted Patent B2
US 11,642,947 · App. 17/396,722 · Granted May 9, 2023

Rolling tonneau cover

Inventors: Eugene A. Dylewski, II (Granger, IN); Christopher David Mattison (Granger, IN); John William Bevis, III (Mishawaka, IN)
Assignee: Leer Group
B60J7/141B60J7/085B60R5/047
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Patent No.
US 11,642,947
App. No.
17/396,722
Granted
May 9, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A tonneau cover assembly that selectively covers a truck bed of a truck is provided. The tonneau cover assembly includes a cover and a longitudinally extending rail located adjacent a sidewall of the truck bed. The longitudinally extending rail includes an attachment member. The attachment member extends longitudinally along with the rail and at least a portion of the attachment member is located over a portion of the bed. The cover includes a stiffener located adjacent the attachment member of the longitudinally extending rail.

Claims (36)

1. A tonneau cover assembly that selectively covers a truck bed of a truck, the tonneau cover assembly comprising:

a cover;

at least one longitudinally extending rail located adjacent a sidewall of the truck bed;

wherein the at least one longitudinally extending rail includes an attachment member;

wherein at least a portion of the attachment member has a planar body;

wherein the attachment member extends longitudinally along the at least one longitudinally extending rail; and

a rib extending from an underside of the cover;

wherein the rib is located over an interior of the truck bed;

wherein the rib includes a tip located distal from the underside of the cover such that the tip contacts a top surface of the attachment member on the at least one longitudinally extending rail.

2. The tonneau cover assembly of claim 1 , wherein the at least the portion of the attachment member is inclined with respect to a top surface the sidewall.

3. The tonneau cover assembly of claim 1 , wherein the cover includes a stiffener located on the underside of the cover and adjacent the attachment member of the at least one longitudinally extending rail.

4. The tonneau cover assembly of claim 3 , wherein the rib depends from the stiffener on the underside of the cover.

5. The tonneau cover assembly of claim 1 , wherein the rib separates a portion of the cover from the portion of the attachment member.

6. A tonneau cover assembly that selectively covers a truck bed of a truck, the tonneau cover assembly comprising:

a cover;

at least one longitudinally extending rail located adjacent a sidewall of the truck bed;

wherein the at least one longitudinally extending rail includes an attachment member; and

a rib extending from an underside of the cover;

wherein the rib includes a tip located distal from the underside of the cover such that the tip contacts a top surface of the attachment member on the at least one longitudinally extending rail.

7. The tonneau cover assembly of claim 6 , wherein the rib separates a portion of the cover from a portion of the attachment member.

8. The tonneau cover assembly of claim 6 , wherein at least a portion of the attachment member has a planar body.

9. The tonneau cover assembly of claim 6 , wherein the attachment member extends longitudinally along the at least one longitudinally extending rail.

10. The tonneau cover assembly of claim 9 , wherein the at least a portion of the attachment member is inclined with respect to a top surface the sidewall.

11. The tonneau cover assembly of claim 6 , wherein the cover includes a stiffener located on the underside of the cover and adjacent the attachment member of the at least one longitudinally extending rail.

12. The tonneau cover assembly of claim 11 , wherein the rib depends from the stiffener on the underside of the cover.

13. A tonneau cover assembly that selectively covers a truck bed of a truck, the tonneau cover assembly comprising:

a cover;

at least one longitudinally extending rail located adjacent a sidewall of the truck bed; and

a rib extending from the cover;

wherein the rib is located over an interior of the truck bed;

wherein the rib includes a tip located distal from the cover such that the tip contacts a surface of the at least one longitudinally extending rail.

14. The tonneau cover assembly of claim 13 , wherein the rib extends from an underside surface of the cover.

15. The tonneau cover assembly of claim 13 , wherein the cover includes a stiffener located on an underside of the cover and adjacent the at least one longitudinally extending rail.

16. The tonneau cover assembly of claim 15 , wherein the rib depends from the stiffener on the underside of the cover.

17. The tonneau cover assembly of claim 13 , wherein the rib separates a portion of the cover from a portion of the at least one longitudinally extending rail.

18. The tonneau cover assembly of claim 16 , wherein the rib separates a portion of the cover from a portion of the at least one longitudinally extending rail.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 5, 2025
From: LEER GROUP
To: TRUCK ACCESSORIES GROUP, LLC D/B/A LEER GROUP
Reel/Frame 073126/0503 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 4, 2022
From: TRUCK ACCESSORIES GROUP, LLC
To: LEER GROUP
Reel/Frame 061596/0075 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 8, 2021
From: DYLEWSKI, EUGENE A., II; MATTISON, CHRISTOPHER DAVID; BEVIS, JOHN WILLIAM, III
To: TRUCK ACCESSORIES GROUP, LLC
Reel/Frame 057115/0176 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16655664 · Oct 17, 2019
Provisional Application 62750343 · Oct 25, 2018
Related Publication 20210362574A1 · Nov 25, 2021