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Hinge assembly for tonneau cover

  • US 6,309,005 B1
  • Filed: 10/10/2000
  • Issued: 10/30/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/12/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In a pick-up truck having a forward cab and a rearward cargo box that is covered by a hard tonneau cover, a hinge assembly for pivotally attaching the hard tonneau cover to a side wall of the cargo box comprising:

  • a tonneau bracket that is secured to the hard tonneau cover, a mounting bracket that is secured to the sidewall of the cargo box, a hinge link that is pivotally attached to the tonneau bracket at one end by a first pivot and to the mounting bracket at an opposite end by a second pivot, a control link that is pivotally attached to the tonneau bracket at one end by a third pivot and to the mounting bracket at an opposite end by a fourth pivot, a pivot arm that is pivotally attached to the mounting bracket by a fifth pivot, and a drive arm that is pivotally attached to the pivot arm by a sixth pivot and that is pivotally attached to the tonneau by a seventh pivot whereby the tonneau bracket and the hard tonneau cover are moved between a closed position and an open position by rotation of the pivot arm.

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