Cargo bed liner tie-down fastener enclosure

Details Cargo bed liner tie-down fastener enclosure Cargo bed liner tie-down fastener enclosure

1993-08-16

1995-05-30

Huppert, Michael S.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Lining

24265CD, 410109, 410112, B62D 3300

Patent

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054196035

ABSTRACT:
An enclosure for use with a cargo bed liner providing access to a tie-down fastener attached to the cargo bed. 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 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 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 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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