Patent ID: 8579348

Claim:
A flexible sliding lid assembly, comprising: a lid comprised of a plurality of flexibly interconnected lid segments; a guide adapted to direct sliding movement of the lid; a cover plate located to overlie at least a portion of a top surface of the lid when the lid is in an open or partially open position, the cover plate located such that the lid is able to pass beneath the cover plate during sliding movement thereof; at least one groove located in an inner wall of the cover plate, the at least one groove running linearly along a path of travel of the lid; and at least one rib extending outward from a top surface of the lid and arranged near a rearward end thereof, the at least one rib aligned with the at least one groove in the cover plate and dimensioned to extend at least partially into the at least one groove in the cover plate such that the at least one rib travels within the at least one groove during sliding movement of the lid.