Patent ID: 9676319
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: B60J,B60P

Claim:
1. A tonneau cover system for a cargo box of a pickup truck, the cargo box comprising a sidewall having an inboard side, said inboard side extending downward and comprising a lower edge, the cargo box further comprising a bed cap having an inboard leg extending downward below the lower edge of the inboard sidewall, the tonneau cover system comprising: a framework assembly positionable over the cargo box of the pickup truck; a clamp assembly operably coupled to the framework assembly, the clamp assembly having an engaging member selectively positioned between a latched position and an unlatched position; and a bed rail extender having an engagement surface and being designed to attach to the inboard side independent of the clamp assembly with the engagement surface spaced downward from the lower edge of the inboard side of the cargo box and below the inboard leg of the bed cap; wherein the engaging member of the clamp assembly is adapted to contact the engagement surface of the bed rail extender in the latched position to clamp the framework assembly to the cargo box without applying a compressive force to the inboard leg of the bed cap of the cargo box.