APPARATUS FOR LOCKING A TRUCK COVER AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE

An apparatus is provided for locking a truck cover against unauthorized release, where the truck cover has a latching device attached to the underside including a pull cable exposed at an opening to be manually pulled to release the latch projection. The apparatus provides a housing to engage over the opening and a rotatable actuator that engages the cable with a manually operable handle which is located on the side of the latch facing away from the end edge so as to be inaccessible until the tail gate is opened.