Patent ID: 6893073
Filing Date: 2005-05-17
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. A tonneau system for a cargo box of a vehicle, said cargo box having a sidewall, said tonneau system comprising: a support frame having a clamp-retaining member; a cover spanning said support frame; and a clamp being positionable in a clamping position operable to couple said support frame to the sidewall of the cargo box and an unclamping position disengaged from the sidewall of the cargo box, said clamp having a retaining feature engagable with said clamp retaining member so as to support said clamp from said support frame when said clamp is in said unclamping position, said clamp retaining member is an upwardly directed flange and said retaining feature of said clamp is a downwardly directed hook engagable with said upwardly directed flange.