Patent ID: 6322129
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A combination of a lockable, soft, flexible tonneau cover for a bed of a vehicle and a lockable tailgate wherein:said bed of said vehicle has a front wall and two side walls forming three walls of the bed with said tailgate forming a fourth wall of the bed, said tailgate being pivotally mounted for movement about an axis between open and closed positions, said tailgate in said open position providing rear access to the bed through a tailgate opening extending between and defined in part by said side walls, said tailgate in said closed position forming the fourth wall of the bed and preventing rear access to the bed through said tailgate opening, said tailgate being selectively lockable in said closed position to at least one of the side walls of the bed by a lock for said tailgate, said tailgate in said closed position defining with said front and side walls an upper opening to the bed of the vehicle, and,said soft, flexible tonneau cover being positioned in a closed position to cover said upper opening to the bed of the vehicle and prevent access through said upper opening, said tonneau cover being selectively lockable in said closed position over said bed by a lock for said tonneau cover wherein access to said lock for said tonneau cover is prevented when said tonneau cover and said tailgate are respectively in said closed positions.