ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,503,895, issued on Dec. 23.
"Folding tonneau cover" was invented by Scott Arthur William Muirhead (Langley, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hard folding tonneau cover for a pickup truck bed is described. The cover assembly is affixed directly to the truck bed instead of prior art mounting frames attached to the sides of the truck bed. Each cover assembly includes a fixed bulk head panel and at least three foldable cover panels, connected to the bulk head panel, to enclose the open truck bed. A rubber hinge connector is provided between each panel to allow the panels to rotate up to 180 degree into a folded-open configuration. The...