Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Lining
Patent
1993-08-31
1994-12-13
Kramer, Dean J.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Lining
296 375, B62D 3302
Patent
active
053723961
ABSTRACT:
An invertible cargo bed liner having a rigid horizontal support structure or panel and a pair of rigid protector panels pivotally connected thereto. A soft pad or the like is attached to the support structure and covers the support structure surface opposite the surface to which the protector panels connect. When tile invertible cargo bed liner is to be positioned in a storage orientation, tile protector panels are both pivoted inwardly toward the support structure and the liner is inserted into a vehicle cargo bed with the padded surface facing upright and the protector panels folded underneath tile support structure. The liner covers tile cargo bed floor and the pad provides a softer surface over which an operator can move. When materials are desired to be transported, the liner is first extracted from the cargo bed, inverted, and then reinserted. The protector panels are then unfolded or pivoted to a substantially vertical orientation where they rest against the upright side walls or surfaces of the vehicle cargo bed and thereby protect these surfaces from damage from contact with the materials loaded into the liner. The pad can also be attached to the support structure such that tile pad covers at least a portion of the various edges of tile structure to provide a cushion between the liner sides and the cargo bed, thereby preventing incidental damage to the cargo bed.
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