Patent ID: 9469181
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: B25H,B60J,B65D,E05B,E05C,Y10S,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A tonneau cover latching mechanism, comprising: a handle; a link, the link engaged to the handle; a spring loading mechanism, the link engaged to the spring loading mechanism; a first rod rotatably engaged to the spring loading mechanism; a second rod rotatably engaged to the spring loading mechanism; a first striker, and the first rod rotatably engages and disengages the first striker; a second striker; and the second rod rotatably engages and disengages the second striker; wherein the strikers comprise a contact surface and a latching surface that receive the rotating first rod and the rotating second rod; and wherein an outer periphery of an offset of the first rod contacts the contact surface of the first striker, and the offset rotates as it slides on the contact surface of the first striker, compressing the spring loading mechanism until the offset reaches an end of the contact surface, and the offset snaps by the action of the spring loading mechanism to a resting position on the latching surface of the first striker.