US4887947A
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Cargo restraint system for pick-up truck bedliners
Assignee: JAC Products Inc
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Filing: 1988-09-22
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Granted: 1989-12-19
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Expires: 2008-09-22
Abstract
Abstract A cargo restraint system for the bed of a truck comprising a pair of recess members each secured to opposing truck side walls. A bed liner may also be included in the combination. An elongated stop block being releasably assembled into grooves in said recess members for adjustable movement in said recess members as part of a multi-faceted, but easily disassembled system for cargo restraint for use in trucks, vans, station wagons and the like.
Inventors
- 👤 John A. Bott
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 15:27
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60P; B60P7/00; B60P7/06; B60P7/135; B60P7/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
196 words
A cargo restraint system adapted to be mounted in a bed of an automotive vehicle having a horizontally extending support surface and a pair of side walls extending vertically from said support surface, said system comprising: a pair of side surfaces, each surface of said pair fixedly attachable to one side wall of said bed, said side surfaces extending a height from said horizontal support surface along said respective side walls substantially less than the height of the side walls of said bed; a plurality of pairs of recessed elements with one of each pair disposed on each of the side surfaces in opposition to the other; said pairs of recessed elements defining a series of discrete fixed placement locations, said recesses form inwardly open channels opened upwardly at the top of the channels and downwardly to the horizontal support surface; and at least one cargo restraining member adapted to extend between and to be detachably nestingly engaged with opposing ones of said recessed elements to restrain a load such that said cargo restraining member will be positioned transverse to said side walls of said bed between said opposing recessed elements across said horizontal support surface.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
196 words
A cargo restraint system adapted to be mounted in a bed of an automotive vehicle having a horizontally extending support surface and a pair of side walls extending vertically from said support surface, said system comprising: a pair of side surfaces, each surface of said pair fixedly attachable to one side wall of said bed, said side surfaces extending a height from said horizontal support surface along said respective side walls substantially less than the height of the side walls of said bed; a plurality of pairs of recessed elements with one of each pair disposed on each of the side surfaces in opposition to the other; said pairs of recessed elements defining a series of discrete fixed placement locations, said recesses form inwardly open channels opened upwardly at the top of the channels and downwardly to the horizontal support surface; and at least one cargo restraining member adapted to extend between and to be detachably nestingly engaged with opposing ones of said recessed elements to restrain a load such that said cargo restraining member will be positioned transverse to said side walls of said bed between said opposing recessed elements across said horizontal support surface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
202 words
A cargo restraint system adapted to be mounted in a bed of an automotive vehicle having a floor and pair of elongated sides comprising: a pair of side surfaces one each extending upwardly from a respective one of said elongated sides of said bed, said pair of side surfaces opposing one another across said bed; said pair of side surfaces extending a height from said floor along said elongated sides of said bed substantially less than the height of the elongated sides of said bed; an elongated planar cargo restraint member; and means for retaining said cargo restraint member in position with respect to said bed, said means for retaining being fixedly attached to said opposing side surfaces and covering only a portion of the vertical dimension of each of said sides, said means for retaining comprising a series of fixedly disposed recesses defining a series of fixed placement locations, said recesses form inwardly open channels opened upwardly at the top of the channels and downwardly to the floor; wherein said cargo restraint member is adapted to be adjustably positioned in a series of substantially fixed positions along said elongated sides of said bed between corresponding placement locations defined by opposed recesses.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
202 words
A cargo restraint system adapted to be mounted in a bed of an automotive vehicle having a floor and pair of elongated sides comprising: a pair of side surfaces one each extending upwardly from a respective one of said elongated sides of said bed, said pair of side surfaces opposing one another across said bed; said pair of side surfaces extending a height from said floor along said elongated sides of said bed substantially less than the height of the elongated sides of said bed; an elongated planar cargo restraint member; and means for retaining said cargo restraint member in position with respect to said bed, said means for retaining being fixedly attached to said opposing side surfaces and covering only a portion of the vertical dimension of each of said sides, said means for retaining comprising a series of fixedly disposed recesses defining a series of fixed placement locations, said recesses form inwardly open channels opened upwardly at the top of the channels and downwardly to the floor; wherein said cargo restraint member is adapted to be adjustably positioned in a series of substantially fixed positions along said elongated sides of said bed between corresponding placement locations defined by opposed recesses.
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