Patent ID: 6095587
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A tonneau cover assembly for a pickup truck bed having a left sidewall, a right sidewall, a floor and a tailgate extending from the rear thereof, the tonneau cover assembly comprising:a left cover and a right cover, the left cover and the right cover having an inner surface;a plurality of hinges, wherein said hinges pivotably attach the left cover to the left sidewall and the right cover to the right sidewall;a pair of rods fixedly attached on the inner surface of the left sidewall and the right sidewall; anda pair of springs coiled on the pair of rods, wherein said springs each have a pair of end portions which extend on the inner surface of the left cover and the right cover, and a center portion that extends over the left sidewall and the right sidewall of the truck bed.