Bedliner with stiffening inward flange

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1996-11-01

1998-06-23

Pape, Joseph D.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Lining

B60P 164

Patent

active

057694796

ABSTRACT:
A thermoplastic sheet is thermoformed to produce a bedliner with molded side walls which extend under the side rails of a pick-up truck. Each liner side wall has dished portions or recesses on each side of the truck box wheel well. The recesses extend beneath the truck box rail and provide access to truck box side wall structure such as board holders. Each recess is defined by a skirt which extends outwardly from the inner portions of the side wall to a generally vertical outward side wall panel which defines the outward portion of the recess. The skirt extends horizontally, for example in the plane of the board holder pocket, and extends upwardly on each side of the recess. An undercut stiffening flange is formed to extend inwardly from the outward side wall panel, and runs between the upwardly extending portions of the skirt. The undercut flange, together with the skirt and the outward side wall panel defines a rigidifying shell which contributes to the overall stiffness of the bedliner side wall. In addition, the undercut flange obscures and protects a greater portion of the truck bed sidewall sheet metal, thereby contributing to a more attractive bed lining.

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patent: 5207472 (1993-05-01), Gower
patent: 5221119 (1993-06-01), Emery

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