Patent ID: 8870190

Claim:
A tonneau cover seal for use in combination with a tonneau cover that is used to cover a bed of a vehicle, said bed having upstanding walls and upper surfaces defining a top of said bed, said seal comprising: a fixed base adapted for being mounted to said upper surface of one of said walls of said bed, said fixed base including a pair of L-shaped tabs, extending upwardly from said fixed base, said tabs pointing outwardly with respect to each other to form a tongue; a separate seal section being a single unitary element having a first mounting portion, a U-shaped resilient member and a second mounting portion, said first mounting portion adapted for connecting to said fixed base, said first mounting portion including a pair of L-shaped tabs pointing inwardly to form a groove, said tabs on said mounting portion adapted for mating with said tabs on said base to form an interlocking tongue and groove fit; said U-shaped resilient member extending from said first mounting portion inwardly beneath said tonneau cover and terminating in a second mounting portion adapted for mounting to said tonneau cover, said second mounting portion being L-shaped and having a mounting leg adapted for being affixed to said tonneau cover and a locating leg being substantially perpendicular to said mounting leg.