US Patent Issued to Extang on May 27 for "Tonneau rail system and attachment device for securing a tonneau rail to a vehicle" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,311,827, issued on May 27, was assigned to Extang Corp. (Ann Arbor, Mich.).

"Tonneau rail system and attachment device for securing a tonneau rail to a vehicle" was invented by Jack H. Dziewit (New Hudson, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tonneau rail system that includes a tonneau rail and an attachment device that is configured to secure the tonneau rail to an accessory rail that is secured to a bed wall of a cargo area of a vehicle. The accessory rail includes a channel that extends along a length of the bed wall; and the attachment device comprises an anchor, a clamp member, and a fastener that engages the anchor and the clamp ...