Pickup truck bed frame and pickup truck having a bed frame

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2005-04-26

2005-04-26

Morrow, Jason (Department: 3612)

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Racks

C296S180100, C296S037600, C296S001070, C280S756000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06883848

ABSTRACT:
A pickup truck bed frame is described that includes a frame member, a left support structure, and a right support structure. The frame member includes a frame member left end constructed for attachment to a pickup truck bed left sidewall, a frame member right end constructed for attachment to a pickup truck bed right sidewall, and a central member constructed to extend across a pickup truck cab from the frame member left end to the frame member right end. The left support structure includes a left support arm having a left support arm first end constructed for attachment to the frame member, and a left support arm second end constructed for attachment to a pickup truck left sidewall. The right support structure includes a right support arm having a right support arm first end constructed for attachment to the frame member, and a right support arm second end constructed for attachment to a pickup truck bed right sidewall. The left support structure can include a left bed rail having a left bed rail first end constructed for attachment to the left support arm, and a left bed rail second end constructed for attachment to a pickup truck bed left sidewall. The right support structure can include a right bed rail having a right bed rail first end constructed for attachment to the right support arm, and a right bed rail second end constructed for attachment to a pickup truck bed right sidewall. In general, the left bed rail and the right bed rail can extend along the left sidewall and the right sidewall of a pickup truck bed. The frame member and the left and right support structures, including the left and right bed rails, provide a surface for which to attach tie down materials for holding articles in place in a pickup truck bed during transportation. A pickup truck that includes the pickup truck bed frame is described.

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