Patent ID: 6543836
Filing Date: 2003-04-08
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A tonneau cover system for covering an area of a vehicle, the vehicle area being bounded by spaced sidewalls each having a top surface, the tonneau cover system comprising:a flexible cover having side edges and a central region bounded by said side edges, said side edges being positionable above the vehicle spaced sidewalls so that said cover can extend over the vehicle area to be covered; a frame having a plurality of elongated rails each having two ends, one of said rails being mounted on the top surface of each vehicle sidewall; a plurality of flanged members coupled to said frame and mounted on the spaced sidewalls; and at least one bowed member flexibly coupled to said flanged members and having spring biased end plungers for varying the length thereof, said spring biased end plungers including a main segment and a collar flexibly coupled to said main segment, wherein said bowed member supports said flexible cover.