ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,466,246, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to KEKO ACESSORIOS S/A (Caxias do Sul, Brazil).

"Retractable tonneau cover for truck bed vehicles and similar" was invented by Juliano Scheer Mantovani (Caxias do Sul, Brazil).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The retractable tonneau cover for truck bed vehicles and similar, object of the present invention, comprises a mechanism box (100) provided with a winding stress shaft (10), and in the electric model, a drive axle (20) driven by an electric motor that enable the movement of opening and closing a retractable tonneau cover mat. The mechanism box is provided with an embodiment that improves the dra...