Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Lining
Patent
1996-08-21
1999-02-02
Gordon, Stephen T.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Lining
410109, 410112, B62D 3300
Patent
active
RE0360732
ABSTRACT:
An enclosure for use with a cargo bed liner providing access to a tie-down fastener attached to the cargo bed, and method for installing the liner to provide such access. The fastener has a connecting portion for connecting the fastener to the cargo bed wall and an extended portion extending from the cargo bed wall. The liner with which the enclosure is used includes a wall portion having a hole therein. The liner wall is aligned in relation to the cargo bed wall such that the extended portion of the fastener is accessible through the hole in the liner wall when the liner is installed. The enclosure includes a casing used for insertion into the hole in the liner wall. The casing also includes as least one aperture for the receipt of the connecting portion of the fastener and an open portion sized to be substantially coincident with the hole in the liner wall when the casing is inserted through the hole. In this manner, access is provided to the fastener through the open portion of the casing. Also included as part of the enclosure is a flanged portion having an opening therethrough. The flanged portion is connected to the casing adjacent the open portion of the casing such that the opening of the flanged portion is substantially coincident with the open portion of the casing and the hole in the liner. The method for installation of the enclosure requires provision of such a liner and enclosure, aligning the liner so that the hole is positioned over the tie-down fastener, and passing a portion of the fastener through the enclosure to secure the liner to the cargo bed. In this manner, the tie-down fastener is accessible from within the cargo bed for use thereof. The enclosure of the present invention allows one to utilize the tie-down fasteners attached to the cargo bed while protecting the cargo bed with a cargo bed liner. Further, the enclosure may be used in lieu of retainers ordinarily employed to hold the liner in the proper position relative to the cargo bed.
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Kremer Richard J.
Wood Stephen R.
Futurex Industries, Inc.
Gordon Stephen T.
Gridley Doreen J.
Overhauser Paul B.
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