Load securing apparatus for pickup trucks

Claim 2

Apparatus for securing a camper to a truck having longitudinal frame members supporting a camper-carrying body comprising a crossbar below the frame members, a spacer block interposed between each frame member and the crossbar, clamping means securing the crossbar to the frame members, said crossbar having outer ends disposed below and in the vicinity of opposite sides of the truck body, an upstanding strap secured at a lower end thereof to each outer end of the crossbar, adjustable securing means attaching an upper end of each strap to the camper, said spacer blocks being shaped to provide a plurality of alternative positions of use whereby the spacing between the crossbar and the frame members can be varied selectively.

Claim 3

Apparatus as claimed in claim 1, and including positioning means associated with each spacer block to prevent rotation of said block about a vertical axis and relative to the crossbar.

Claim 4

Apparatus as claimed in claim 1, and including a base plate secured to the crossbar beneath each spacer block and having parallel side edges, and opposed pairs of positioning flanges on the spacer blocks engaging the parallel side edges to prevent rotation of the spacer blocks about vertical axes in each alternative position of use.

Claim 5

Apparatus as claimed in claim 3, in which each of said base plates has a plurality of pairs of holes near the parallel side edges thereof with each pair of holes being spaced apart a predetermined distance, each of said clamping means including a pair of bolts adapted to extend through a selected pair of holes according to the spacing between the frame members of the truck.

Claim 6

Apparatus for securing a camper to a truck having longitudinal frame members supporting a campercarrying body comprising a crossbar below the frame members, a base plate secured to the crossbar beneath each spacer block and having parallel side edges, a spacer block between each frame member and an adjacent base plate, said spacer blocks being shaped to provide a plurality of alternative positions of use whereby the spacing between the crossbar and the frame members can be varied selectively, opposed pairs of positioning flanges on sides of each spacer block adapting to engage the parallel side edges of the base plates to prevent rotation of said spacer blocks aboUt vertical axes in each alternative position of use, said base plates having a plurality of pairs of holes near the parallel side edges thereof with each pair of holes being spaced apart a predetermined distance, clamping means securing the crossbar to the frame members and including a pair of bolts adapted to extend through a selected pair of holes according to the spacing between the frame members, said crossbar having outer ends disposed below and in the vicinity of opposite sides of the truck body, an upstanding strap secured at a lower end thereof to each outer end of the crossbar, an adjustable securing means attaching an upper end of each strap to the camper.

Claim 7

Apparatus for securing a camper to a truck having longitudinal frame members supporting a campercarrying body comprising a crossbar below the frame members, a base plate secured to the crossbar beneath each spacer block and having parallel side edges, a spacer block between each frame member and an adjacent base plate, said spacer blocks being shaped to provide a plurality of alternative positions of use whereby the spacing between the crossbar and the frame members can be varied selectively, opposed pairs of positioning flanges on sides of each spacer block adapting to engage the parallel side edges of the base plates to prevent rotation of said spacer blocks aboUt vertical axes in each alternative position of use, said base plates having a plurality of pairs of holes near the parallel side edges thereof with each pair of holes being spaced apart a predetermined distance, clamping means securing the crossbar to the frame members and including a pair of bolts adapted to extend through a selected pair of holes according to the spacing between the frame members, said crossbar having outer ends disposed below and in the vicinity of opposite sides of the truck body, an upstanding strap secured at a lower end thereof to each outer end of the crossbar, an adjustable securing means attaching an upper end of each strap to the camper.