Cover and latch for vehicle cargo bed with tailgate

Details Cover and latch for vehicle cargo bed with tailgate Cover and latch for vehicle cargo bed with tailgate

2006-05-30

2006-05-30

Patel, Kiran B. (Department: 3612)

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Tops

Load cover

C296S100060, C296S100100

Reexamination Certificate

active

07052071

ABSTRACT:
A latching and locking system for a cover for the cargo bed of a vehicle having a tailgate. The system includes a cover latch, a first manual operator for releasing the cover latch, and a second automatic operator for automatically releasing the cover latch if the tailgate is moved to its closed position when the cover is closed and locked. The system includes a single cable interconnecting the latch and the first and second operators. The second operator carries a movable tailgate latch. Finally, the system includes a single lock operatively connected to both the first operator and the tailgate latch.

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