| US 7,604,272 B2 | ||
| Cargo cover assemblies for vehicles | ||
| Eric W. Day, Ypsilanti, Mich. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, Ky. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 04, 2008, as Appl. No. 11/969,497. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2009/0174225 A1, Jul. 09, 2009 | ||
| Int. Cl. B60R 7/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 296—37.16 [296/100.12] | 18 Claims |
| 1. A cargo cover assembly for covering a cargo area of a vehicle comprising:
a housing;
a panel portion secured to the housing, wherein the panel portion is configured to roll and unroll within the housing;
a flexible rod comprising a first hooked end and a second hooked end; and
a frame member coupled to an end of the panel portion and moveable with respect to the housing, wherein the frame member comprises
a first end configured to receive the first hooked end of the flexible rod and a second end configured to receive the second
hooked end of the flexible rod;
wherein when the cargo cover assembly is in an unretracted position, the panel portion is unrolled from the housing and the
flexible rod flexes outwardly to substantially match a posterior portion of the cargo area so that the cargo cover assembly
substantially conceals the cargo area.
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