Vehicle side rail assembly

Details Vehicle side rail assembly Vehicle side rail assembly

1985-01-14

1986-08-05

Reeves, Robert B.

Freight accommodation on freight carrier

Load lashing retainer or load lashing adjunct

Anchor

296 41, 410110, 410116, B60P 706

Patent

active

046040137

ABSTRACT:
A side rail assembly (10) for attachment to the upper wall (43) of a pick-up truck (20), the assembly (10) comprising a tread plate (12) adapted to fit over the upper wall (43); a tubular, open-ended side rail (21) having a portion (22) disposed parallel to and spaced above the tread plate (12) with end portions (23) engaging the tread plate (12), the bottom wall (29) of the rail (21) split longitudinally to form a slot (30) and having an angular seat formed by shoulders (32) in the bottom wall (29); a plurality of angular and tubular spacers (33) adapted to fit in a nested manner into the shoulder seat at any location therealong and to engage the tread plate (12); and carriage bolt fasteners (34) slidingly engaged with the rail (21) by the slot (30) and insertable through the spacers (33), the tread plate (12) and the side panel wall (43 ) to fasten the assembly (10) to the side panel (11), the fasteners (34) being hidden from view.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1588000 (1926-06-01), Barr
patent: 3765713 (1973-10-01), Suitt
patent: 3841690 (1974-10-01), Piercy
patent: 4248558 (1981-02-01), Lechner
patent: 4253785 (1981-03-01), Bronstein
patent: 4440333 (1984-04-01), Bott

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