Patent ID: 8511736

Claim:
A tonneau cover for selectively enclosing a space within a cargo box, comprising: a substantially rigid panel having spaced front and rear edges; said substantially rigid panel having opposite side edges between which said front and rear edges laterally extend, said substantially rigid panel provided with an elongate channel laterally extending between a proximate end located proximate one of said side edges and a distal end at which said channel terminates; and a clamp mechanism slidably engaged with said channel, said clamp mechanism having operative and stowed positions spaced along said channel, said clamp mechanism comprising: a handle, a block member slidably received in said channel with said handle and said block member having relative movement, an elongate rod member coupled to said handle and said block member with said handle and said rod member having relative movement, and a latch member coupled to said rod member and moveable between a clamped position for operatively engaging a portion of the cargo box and a released position for spacing said latch member from and placing said latch member out of operative engagement with the cargo box; said handle and said rod member at least partially positioned in said channel when in said clamp mechanism stowed position; wherein said substantially rigid panel has a pocket located at said channel distal end, said pocket having an opening aligned with said channel, and said handle is at least partially received in said pocket when in said clamp mechanism stowed position.