Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Lining
Patent
1990-04-06
1991-09-10
Focarino, Margaret A.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Lining
411508, 411913, 24297, B60R 1301, F16B 500
Patent
active
050467751
ABSTRACT:
A fastening device is provided for securing of liners to the interior of pickup truck cargo beds. The fastening devices include a base plate which overlies the outer surface of a bed liner and a locking tongue projecting laterally from a bottom of the plate to extend through an aperture in the liner sidewall and to mechanically couple with a flange of the cargo bed sidewall to effect clamping of the liner to the flange. The locking tongue is formed with a peripheral edge surface that includes a locking surface angularly disposed with respect to the base plate forming in cooperation therewith for receiving edge portions of the liner and flange in clamped relationship, a camming surface that rides against an edge of the aperture in the liner during insertion to facilitate assembly and a locking surface that automatically engages the liner to maintain the fastening device in locking engagement. Auxiliary components in the nature of secondary clamping brackets, or connecting devices to which cargo tie-down devices may be attached, are provided in combination with the basic fastening device in modified structures. Modified forms of the basic fastening device are provided with a plurality of locking tongues to enhance the device's ability to resist torsional forces such as those likely encountered when used to also function as a cargo tie-down point.
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Marcum, Jr. Howard W.
Snyder John R.
Stebens Robert E.
Focarino Margaret A.
LRV Acquisition Corporation
Pape Joseph D.
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