Patent ID: 7204540

Claim:
A method of locking a cover of a vehicle, said method comprising: providing a cover spanning at least a portion of a frame, said frame having a pivot block; coupling said cover to a bracket member; engaging and rotating said bracket member relative to said pivot block from a first position to a second position; and releasably locking said bracket member relative to said pivot block when said bracket member is in said second position, said step of releasably locking said bracket member including: providing a locking pawl system rotatably coupled to said pivot block, said locking pawl system positionable between a retracted position and an extended position; urging said locking pawl system into said retracted position while said engaging and rotating said bracket member relative to said pivot block from said first position to said second position; and positioning said locking pawl system in said extended position to engage and retain said bracket member relative to said pivot block.