Patent ID: 7823957

Claim:
A protective cover assembly for covering a space defined by at least one wall of a bed of a truck, said protective cover assembly comprising; a rail, a support bow coupled to said rail, a material disposed over said rail and said support bow for covering the space of the bed of the truck, a clamp mechanism coupled to said support bow for securing said protective cover assembly over the space, said clamp mechanism including: a latch member for engaging the at least one wall, a handle operatively engaging said latch member for moving said latch member between an engaged position and a disengaged position, a link interconnecting said support bow and said rail, a collar coupled to said latch member and slidably coupled to said link when in both an operational and a stowed position for guiding said handle and said latch member between the operational position and the stowed position along said link, and a rod pivotally coupled to said collar and operatively engaging said latch member.