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Truck rail arrangement

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-07-21
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Granted: 1989-10-10
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Expires: 2008-07-21
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Abstract

Abstract Truck rails for pickup trucks and the like include the use of swivel connectors which permit the rails to be attached concurrently to the truck sides, headache rack, and tool box.

Inventors

  • 👤 Billy L. Cardwell

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 00:30
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62D; B62D33/00; B62D33/02; B60; B60P; B60P7/00; B60P7/06; B60P7/08; B60P7/0807; B60P7/0815; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T403/00; Y10T403/29; Y10T403/291; Y10T403/295; Y10T403/32; Y10T403/32008; Y10T403/32057; Y10T403/32065

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 228 words
A new and improved truck rail assembly comprising: rail means for attachment to a top surface of a truck bed in a cargo supporting position; and first connector means for connecting said rail means to said truck bed, said first fconnector means including a first threaded connector threadedly extensible relative to said first connector means and a second threaded connector threadably extensible relative to said first connector means and being oppositely disposed from said first threaded connector, said first threaded connector being engageable with said rail means and said second threaded connector being engageable with said truck bed, and wherein said first threaded connector is reversibly threaded relative to said second threaded connector, whereby a rotation of a body portion of said first connector means results in said first and second threaded connectors moving concurrently into or out of said body portion depending upon a direction of rotation thereof, and wherein said first and second threaded connectors are provided with engagement means to prevent relative rotation thereof respectively with said rail means and said truck bed, and wherein said engagement means includes, a first pair of pointed members each orthogonally formed on said first connector, and a second pair of pointed members orthogonally formed on said second connector wherein said first and second pair of pointed members engage surface portions of said rail means and said truck bed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 228 words
A new and improved truck rail assembly comprising: rail means for attachment to a top surface of a truck bed in a cargo supporting position; and first connector means for connecting said rail means to said truck bed, said first fconnector means including a first threaded connector threadedly extensible relative to said first connector means and a second threaded connector threadably extensible relative to said first connector means and being oppositely disposed from said first threaded connector, said first threaded connector being engageable with said rail means and said second threaded connector being engageable with said truck bed, and wherein said first threaded connector is reversibly threaded relative to said second threaded connector, whereby a rotation of a body portion of said first connector means results in said first and second threaded connectors moving concurrently into or out of said body portion depending upon a direction of rotation thereof, and wherein said first and second threaded connectors are provided with engagement means to prevent relative rotation thereof respectively with said rail means and said truck bed, and wherein said engagement means includes, a first pair of pointed members each orthogonally formed on said first connector, and a second pair of pointed members orthogonally formed on said second connector wherein said first and second pair of pointed members engage surface portions of said rail means and said truck bed.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1992-10-09 1993-04-10 1993-10-10 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1996-10-09 1997-04-10 1997-10-10 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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