Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Lining
Patent
1993-07-21
1998-02-24
Pape, Joseph D.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Lining
410129, B62D 3302
Patent
active
057205078
ABSTRACT:
A thermoformed thermoplastic bed liner has a bottom wall which overlies the floor of a truck cargo bed and two side walls which extend upwardly and outwardly from the bottom wall on opposite sides. A vertically extending channel is formed in each liner side wall which extends exterior to the side wall and which engages with a board member to restrict movement of cargo with the truck bed. The channel extends into an intermediate volume defined between a truck bed side wall and the liner side wall. Each channel has an exterior wall and two side walls. The exterior wall extends generally perpendicular to the liner bottom wall at an angle less than the angle of the side walls. Channels may be provided which are spaced above the bottom wall for supporting elevated load restricting boards. A board pocket is formed in each side wall above a channel such that the channel intersects the base of the board pocket and the structure of the channel reinforces and rigidities the board pocket to assist in supporting the loads of elevated boards and cargo.
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Pape Joseph D.
Penda Corporation
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