Releaseable hinge for truck bed cover

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7322633
APP PUB NO 20070096499A1
SERIAL NO

11584061

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A releasable hinge for attaching tonneau covers to the cargo compartment of pickup trucks. The hinge has a hinge mechanism fastened to the bottom or underside of the tonneau cover. A complementary locking tab is mounted to the cab end of the cargo compartment. The hinge mechanism has a plate with a locking tongue that is received in a locking channel in the locking tab to latch the tonneau cover to the cargo compartment. To remove the tonneau cover from the cargo compartment, the tonneau cover is raised above a predetermined angle which disengages the locking tongue from the locking channel. This allows the hinge to separate from the locking tab. Any gas struts are released from their mounting brackets and the tonneau cover can be removed from the cargo compartment.

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PENDA CORPORATION2344 WISCONSIN STREET PORTAGE WI 53901

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Burmeister, Scott Libertyville, IL 2 30
Last, Kevin Madison, WI 1 24
Zajicek, Jason Portage, WI 2 30

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