Patents Assigned to Design Automotive Group, Inc.
  • Patent number: 6669264
    Abstract: An apparatus for adjustably attaching a cover to an open-topped vehicle enclosure including a cover attachment member, a plurality of cover attachment clip members and a plurality of rail members attached to the top of a side wall of the enclosure by any suitable means. A cover attachment member affixed to a peripheral element of a cover is engageable with the cover attachment clip members, which are engageable with the rail members. The cover attachment member may be attached to the rail member in various different positions to accommodate variations in the cover dimensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: Design Automotive Group, Inc.
    Inventor: W. David Tucker
  • Patent number: 6076881
    Abstract: A support frame for a rail-based tonneau cover for open-topped vehicle enclosures, such as the beds of pick-up trucks, is provided having a pivotable portion, for permitting access to the truck bed without removing the cover from the rails. The support frame includes a latching mechanism for releasably latching the pivotable portion. The latching mechanism is itself accessible only upon lowering of the tailgate. A support is provided for holding up the pivotable portion in a raised position. The latching mechanism and the support are interconnected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: Design Automotive Group, Inc.
    Inventor: W. David Tucker
  • Patent number: 5788315
    Abstract: Tonneau cover apparatus for rail mounted tonneau cover systems for pick-up truck beds and the like are provided. The invention included a spacer member for a accommodating seasonal dimensional variations in covers; adjustable corner connector apparatus for non-rectangular truck beds; improved adjustable snap-type closure members for covers, and an improved snapless cover fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: Design Automotive Group, Inc.
    Inventor: W. David Tucker
  • Patent number: 5472256
    Abstract: A latching crossbar apparatus for supporting a flexible cover for a truckbed cover of the type employing rails which are affixed proximate or on the tops of the side walls of a pickup truck cargo box. The crossbar apparatus includes a latching mechanism for the facilitated installation and subsequent removal of the crossbars from the rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 5, 1995
    Assignee: Design Automotive Group, Inc.
    Inventor: David Tucker
  • Patent number: D395268
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1998
    Assignee: Design Automotive Group, Inc.
    Inventor: W. David Tucker