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Tonneau cover gap hider for adjustable rear seats

A technology of rear seat and rear cover, which is applied to vehicle seats, special positions of vehicles, transportation and packaging, etc., can solve the problem that the seat rear cover cannot accommodate adjustability and diversity, and cannot extend functionality. And other issues

Active Publication Date: 2015-06-10
FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC +1
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Traditional tonneau panels are not capable of accommodating the adjustability and diversity of configurations offered by current automobiles, and typically cannot extend functionality to vehicles with these different configurations

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[0036] For purposes of illustration, the terms "upper", "lower", "right", "left", "rear", "front", "vertical", "horizontal" and their derivatives will be used herein as figure 1 The orientations shown are relevant to the present invention. However, it should be understood that the invention may assume various alternative orientations unless expressly stated to the contrary. It should also be understood that the specific devices and procedures shown in the drawings and described in the following description are only exemplary embodiments of the inventive concept defined by the claims. Therefore, specific dimensions and other physical characteristics of the embodiments disclosed herein are not to be considered as limiting, unless expressly stated otherwise in the claims.

[0037] refer to figure 1 , according to one embodiment, reference numeral 10 generally refers to an adjustable tonneau cover shown mounted within a rear cargo area 12 of a vehicle 14 . The adjustable tonnea...

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Abstract

A tonneau cover for a vehicle includes a housing, a first cover having a cover tab, wherein the first cover selectively extends from an interior of the housing to engage a rear seat, a second cover selectively extendable from the interior of the housing opposite the first cover and a seatback of the rear seat having a seat tab that engages the cover tab when the seatback is placed in an upright position.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates generally to a rear cargo area for a vehicle, and more particularly, to a rear cargo area for a vehicle having rear adjustable seats. Background technique [0002] Various automobiles, typically SUVs (Sports Utility Vehicles) and CUVs (Crossover Utility Vehicles), include an open rear cargo area that can be covered using a tonneau panel that engages the interior of the vehicle. The tonneau cover typically covers a portion of the rear cargo area when the rear cargo area is not in use. In essence, the tonneau can also be used to secure various portable items in the rear cargo area under the tonneau, so that these portable items are kept in the rear cargo area. Typically, the tonneau is an aesthetic feature intended to hide portions of the rear cargo area. Conventional tonneau covers are not capable of accommodating the adjustability and diversity of configurations offered by current automobiles, and typically cannot extend...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B60N2/44B60R5/04B60N2/90
CPCB60R5/047B60N2/90B60R5/044
Inventor 本杰明·李万卡特希·克里希南
Owner FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC