Patent ID: 7048277
Filing Date: 2006-05-23
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. A tonneau cover apparatus for removable attachment about a top of a perimeter of a cargo box of a pick-up truck, the perimeter of the cargo box including a forward end, two opposing sidewalls and a tailgate, the tailgate being positioned rearward of the forward end, the tonneau cover apparatus comprising: a flexible cover, the flexible cover having first and second ends; a support frame for attachment to the cargo box; the support frame having a front bar to which the first end of the flexible cover is secured, the front bar being attachable to the perimeter of the cargo box proximate the forward end when the tonneau cover apparatus is attached to the cargo box; a buckle insertion member; a strap to secure the flexible cover in a rolled up configuration proximate the front bar when the flexible cover is not in use to cover an opening defined by the perimeter of the cargo box; the strap having first and second ends; the buckle insertion member being secured to the first end of the strap; and a strap bracket attached to the front bar; the strap bracket including a buckle insertion receiving member and a strap receiving member, wherein the second end of the strap is secured to the strap bracket proximate the strap receiving member; wherein the strap bracket is secured to a bottom side of the front bar.