Patent ID: 7735881
Filing Date: 2010-06-15
Classification: B60J,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A lockable truck tonneau cover comprising: a cover panel; a release mechanism supported within said panel, said release mechanism including: a first cam pivotable about a first pivot, said first cam including first and second portions, and a lever arm, each extending away from said first pivot in mutually different radial directions; a second cam pivotable about a second pivot, said second cam including first and second portions extending away from said second pivot in different radial directions, said second portions of said first and second cams pivotally connected so that said cams move together; first and second latch mechanisms on opposite ends of said panel; and first and second flexible connectors, said first flexible connector connected between said first portion of said first cam and said first latch mechanism, said second flexible connector connected between said first portion of said second cam and said second latch mechanism, whereby said first and second latch mechanisms can be activated by pivoting said first and second cams, said lever arm movable with said first cam between a released position in which said latch mechanisms are in a retracted position and an unreleased position in which said latch mechanisms are in an extended position; and a lock supported within said panel and separate from said release mechanism, said lock movable between a locked position and an unlocked position, said lock, when in said locked position, prevents said lever arm from moving out of said unreleased position, said lock, when in said unlocked position, permits said lever arm to move between said unreleased position and said released position.