Patent ID: 8414049

Claim:
A tonneau cover attached to a vehicle seat having a seat lock assembly for selectively locking the vehicle seat in an upright position, comprising: a panel attached to the vehicle seat, wherein the panel is hingedly attached to the vehicle seat to be movable between a first position where the panel extends rearwardly from the vehicle seat and a second position where the panel rests flush against a rear surface of the vehicle seat back; a release assembly connected to the seat lock assembly and configured to release the seat lock assembly to allow the vehicle seat to fold-forward when the release assembly is actuated, the release assembly being actuatable by an actuating mechanism disposed on the panel; and a panel lock assembly configured to selectively lock the panel in the first position, and wherein the release assembly is further connected to and configured to release the panel lock assembly to allow the panel to move from the first position to the second position when the release assembly is actuated by the actuating mechanism.