Patent ID: 9555735
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: B60J,B60P,Y10T

Claim:
1. A foldable tonneau cover apparatus for an open-topped vehicle cargo box, said tonneau cover apparatus comprising: first and second hard panels, each panel defining spaced apart upper and lower surfaces joined by edge surfaces, said panels pivotally interconnected by an elongated multi-pin hinge extending between adjacent edge surfaces of said first and second panels, said hinge comprising a first flange member carried with said first panel edge surface, a second flange member carried with said second panel edge surface, and an elongated free-moving link mounted to said first flange for relative rotation with respect thereto about a first axis and mounted to said second flange for relative rotation with respect thereto about a second axis, said first axis fixedly spaced from and parallel to said second axis, wherein said hinge is disposed between the upper and lower surfaces of said panels when said panels are in a deployed position with said upper surfaces thereof in a substantially coplanar orientation, wherein said first flange member includes a first tang configured to limit an amount of rotation of said first hard panel relative to said elongated free-moving link, said first tang being substantially parallel to said upper surface of said first hard panel.