Patent ID: 11958346
Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A tonneau cover for a vehicle, comprising:
a topside and an underside;
a rail system attached to the underside; and
a ramp system slidably engaged with the rail system, wherein the ramp system slides out from the underside along the rail system such that, when the ramp system is slid out from the underside, a front end of the ramp system is located above a tailgate opening of the vehicle, wherein the front end is detachable from the tonneau cover and attachable to the tailgate opening, and wherein a rear end of the ramp system engages a ground surface to create a rampway between the tailgate opening and the ground surface to enable a user to load cargo into a bed of the vehicle through the tailgate opening.