Tonneau cover seal

摘要

A seal that is particularly useful in sealing tonneau covers to the bed of a vehicle to which the tonneau cover is attached. The bed typically has upstanding walls with upper surfaces that define a top of the bed. The seal has a fixed base that is designed to be mounted to upper surfaces of the bed. A separate seal section has a first mounting portion adapted for connecting to the fixed base. A resilient member extends from the first mounting portion and terminates in a second mounting portion. The second mounting portion is adapted to be affixed to the tonneau cover. When the seal section is in its relaxed, uninstalled state the seal has a substantially S-shaped configuration. When the seal is installed on the tonneau cover and connected to the fixed base on one of the upper surfaces, the seal is U-shaped extending underneath the tonneau cover.

主权项

1. A tonneau cover seal for use in combination with a tonneau cover that is used to cover a bed of a vehicle, said bed having upstanding walls and upper surfaces defining a top of said bed, said seal comprising:
a fixed base adapted for being mounted to said upper surface of one of said walls of said bed, said fixed base including a pair of L-shaped tabs, extending upwardly from said fixed base, said tabs pointing outwardly with respect to each other to form a tongue; a separate seal section being a single unitary element having a first mounting portion, a U-shaped resilient member and a second mounting portion, said first mounting portion adapted for connecting to said fixed base, said first mounting portion including a pair of L-shaped tabs pointing inwardly to form a groove, said tabs on said mounting portion adapted for mating with said tabs on said base to form an interlocking tongue and groove fit; said U-shaped resilient member extending from said first mounting portion inwardly beneath said tonneau cover and terminating in a second mounting portion adapted for mounting to said tonneau cover, said second mounting portion being L-shaped and having a mounting leg adapted for being affixed to said tonneau cover and a locating leg being substantially perpendicular to said mounting leg.