Plastic bed liner retainer for a pickup truck

Details Plastic bed liner retainer for a pickup truck Plastic bed liner retainer for a pickup truck

1999-02-16

2001-03-20

Dayoan, D. Glenn (Department: 3612)

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Lining

C410S101000, C410S106000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06203090

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention relates to retainers for attached a plastic bed liner to pickup truck beds.
There are two kinds of pick up truck beds sold in the market. One type are those pick up truck beds having an upper bed rail extending outwardly such as those found on 1997 and 1998 model year ISUZA pick up trucks. The other type are those pick up truck beds having an upper bed rail extending inwardly, such as those found on 1996 and 1997 model year TOYOTA, MITSUBISHI, NISSAN, FORD, and MAZADA pick up trucks. Therefore, there are patterns and methods of attaching a plastic bed liner to a pick up truck varying accord to the kind of pick up truck bed.
Methods of attaching a plastic bed liner to the cargo bed of a pick up truck by drilling holes in the cargo bed and fastening the plastic bed liner with screws or bolts are well known. These methods have many drawbacks such as rust forming on the cargo bed and imprecise installation position. Many holes that are drilled in order to fasten the bed liner with screws can cause develop of harmful rust which can spread and damage the truck bed.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An object of this invention is to provide apparatus used to attach a plastic bed liner to a pick up truck without the necessity of drilling holes through the truck body. The invention has been developed from the idea that the retainer must securely fasten the plastic bed liner to the truck bed. As a result, the strength of the bed liner will be improved. Another object of the invention is to provide a number of tie-down loops for securing a load placed in the bed. Moreover, the invention has been designed so that it does not require any holes to be drilled in the truck bed which create potential rust sites.
The invention includes a plurality of tie-down loops, tie-down loop retaining plates, inner retaining locking members, tailgate toggle members, rubber insulation strips, plastic caps and tie-down loop supplemental members. All are used in bonding the plastic bed liner to a pick up truck bed having an outwardly extending top bed rail without drilling holes into the truck body. Four tie-down loop retaining plates are provided, one each for the front and rear portions of each side wall of the truck bed. Retainers are made from sheet metal or high quality plastic such that they are both strong and durable. According to the preferred embodiment of the invention, rubber insulation strips are adhered to the plastic bed liner for close fitting engagement between the plastic bed liner and the truck body, hence reducing wear of the truck bed. Alternatively, inner retaining locking members are provided to attach the bed liner to a truck bed having an inwardly extending top bed rail. Furthermore, the tie-down loop supplement members are designed to be used to tie down cargo items without drilling the truck body. The above, as well as additional objections, will be better illustrated in the following detailed description, drawings and claims.


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