Tonneau Cover Having a Draw Cord

摘要

A tonneau cover assembly for attachment about a top of a perimeter of a cargo box of a pickup truck. The tonneau cover assembly including a cover, a support frame and a securing plate having at least one locking member. The securing plate preferably includes two locking members each of which is biased toward a first position in which the respective locking members prevent the securing plate from disengaging from a closed position with respect to the support frame. The locking members are preferably interconnected to opposite ends of a draw cord. The draw cord preferably has a pull loop so that the draw cord can be pulled in order to draw the respective locking members away from the respective first positions, so that each locking member resides in a second position, which allows the securing plate to disengage from the support frame.

主权项

1. A tonneau cover assembly for removable attachment about a top of a perimeter of a cargo box of a pickup truck, the perimeter of the cargo box including a forward end, two opposing sidewalls and a tailgate, the tailgate being positioned rearward of the forward end and having an open position and a closed position, the tonneau cover assembly comprising:
a cover; a support frame for attachment to the cargo box, the support frame having two opposing side rails, each of which can be secured to one of the respective opposing side walls; and a securing plate having first and second ends, the securing plate being attached to the cover, the securing plate being engageable with the respective side rails to secure the cover to the support frame; wherein the securing plate includes a channel proximate one end of the securing plate; a locking member positioned at least partially within the channel proximate the one end; and a draw cord connected to the locking member; wherein the draw cord further includes a pull loop having two ends, each of the respective ends being connected to the connecting portion of the draw cord; wherein the securing plate is prevented from disengaging from the respective side rail when the locking member is in a first position and the securing plate is secured to one of the respective side rails; wherein the locking member is biased toward the first position; and wherein the securing plate can disengage from the respective side rail when the respective locking member is in a second position; wherein the locking member can be moved from the first position to the second position by pulling the pull loop away from the securing plate.