Tonneau cover

- Durakon Industries, Inc.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a top view of a tonneau cover showing our new design, depicted as having a generally indeterminate length from front to rear, noting that frequently the cover is embodied in lengths about from four and one half to six and one half feet;

FIG. 2 is a front, elevational view of the tonneau cover of FIG. 1, i.e., a view looking at the cover from what would be the cab of a pickup truck onto which the cover could be attached;

FIG. 3 is rear, elevational view of the tonneau cover of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a left side, elevational view of the tonneau cover of FIG. 1, the right side being a mirror image whereof; and

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the tonneau cover of FIG. 1, with the feature in dashed lines not part of our invention.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the tonneau cover as of FIG. 1, embodied to have an approximately six and one half foot length from front to rear, with the feature in dashed lines not part of our invention;

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the tonneau cover of FIG. 6, taken along 77 in FIG. 6, with the features in dashed lines not part of our design;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the tonneau cover of FIG. 6, taken along 88 in FIG. 6, with the features in dashed lines not part of our design;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the tonneau cover of FIG. 6, taken along 99 in FIG. 6, with the features in dashed lines not part of our design; and

FIG. 10 is a top view of the tonneau cover of FIG. 6.

FIG. 11 is a bottom view of the tonneau cover as of FIG. 1, embodied to have an approximately five and one half foot length from front to rear, with the feature in dashed lines not part of our invention;

FIG. 12 is a bottom, rear perspective view of the tonneau cover of FIG. 11, also viewing slightly from what would be the left side as determined from a top orientation, with the feature in dashed lines not part of our invention;

FIG. 13 is a bottom, front perspective view of the tonneau cover of FIG. 11, with the feature in dashed lines not part of our invention;

FIG. 14 is a top, rear perspective view of the tonneau cover of FIG. 11;

FIG. 15 is a top, front perspective view of the tonneau cover of FIG. 11; and

FIG. 16 is a top, left side perspective view of the tonneau cover of FIG. 11, with the features in dashed lines not part of our design; and,

FIG. 17 is a rear view of the tonneau cover of FIG. 11, in an environment mounted to a pickup truck bed and lifted to show its bottom, with the features in dashed lines not part of our design.

In the drawings, again, the broken lines depict environmental subject matter and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a tonneau cover, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D574763
Type: Grant
Filed: Sep 13, 2005
Date of Patent: Aug 12, 2008
Assignee: Durakon Industries, Inc. (Lapeer, MI)
Inventors: Leslie E. Smith (Knoxville, TN), John C. Montagna (Metamora, MI), Thomas G. Sierakowski (Metamora, MI), Vincent B. Rocheleau (Metamora, MI), William Matthew McCreedy (Leonard, MI)
Primary Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Assistant Examiner: Katrina A Kile
Attorney: Christopher John Rudy
Application Number: 29/238,298
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