Patent ID: 7588283

Claim:
A rigid pickup truck bed tonneau cover assembly, comprising: a top sheet of plastic having a smooth outer surface, an inner surface, and a perimeter edge; a bottom sheet of plastic having a substantially uniform outer surface, an inner surface, and a complementary perimeter edge; a middle layer of honeycomb structure; a first fiberglass layer in between the top sheet and the middle layer; a second fiberglass layer in between the bottom sheet and middle layer; resin attaching the top plastic sheet to the first fiberglass layer; resin attaching the bottom plastic sheet to the second fiberglass layer and the complementary perimeter edge to the perimeter edge; resin attaching the first fiberglass layer and the second fiberglass layer to the middle layer; and wherein the perimeter edge is a turned down lip that engages the complementary perimeter edge for providing protection from foreign elements entering the truck bed; and a gasket around at least a portion of an outer contour of the bottom sheet for engaging the upstanding walls of a truck bed and resisting entry of foreign material into the truck bed.