Patent ID: 8657358

Claim:
A pickup truck bed tonneau cover comprising: an outer frame comprising a front frame member, a rear frame member, a side frame member and an opposing side frame member, the outer frame being configured to substantially correspond to a perimeter of the pickup truck bed; a pair of intermediate rail brackets coupled to opposing sides of the outer frame so that a first of the pair of intermediate rail brackets is coupled to one side frame member and a second of the pair of intermediate rail brackets is coupled to an opposing side frame member; an intermediate rail member spanning between, and coupled to, the pair of intermediate rail brackets so that each end of the intermediate rail member is coupled to one of the pair of intermediate rail brackets, the intermediate rail member being bowed upwardly along an elongated length of the intermediate rail member; a wire tension member spanning between each end of the intermediate rail member; and a flexible textile member covering and supported by the intermediate rail member, the flexible textile member being coupled to the outer frame.