Patent ID: 8205928

Claim:
A truck tonneau cover assembly for a truck having an open storage area, said assembly comprising: a keeper adapted to be mounted on the truck adjacent the storage area; and a tonneau cover adapted to be mounted on the truck over the storage area, said cover including a first panel and a second panel hinged to said first panel, said second hinged panel moveable between closed and opened positions with respect to the storage area, said cover further including a latch movable between a latched position and an unlatched position, said latch being under said keeper when said latch is in said latched position, said latch being horizontally offset from said keeper when said latch is in said unlatched position, said latch including means for urging said latch toward said latched position, said cover further including means for moving said latch automatically from said latched position to said unlatched position as said second panel moves from said closed position to said open position.