Under-floor truck deck tie-down device and truck deck and truck having the same
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorsPaxton S. Williams, Scott L. Frederick
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AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorsPaxton S. Williams, Scott L. Frederick
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A truck deck includes a floor that defines a cargo area on a top surface. The deck also includes a pocket disposed in the floor. The pocket defines a space disposed below the floor and a pocket opening. The deck further includes a selectively openable and closable pocket cover movable between an open position and a closed position. The pocket cover is disposed to cover the pocket in the closed position. The deck also includes a tie-down device disposed in the pocket. The tie-down device includes an attachment device, an adjustment device, and an elongated strap having an attachment end that is attached to the attachment device configured for attachment to a cargo, and an adjustment end that is attached to the adjustment device. The tie-down device is configured to adjust the length of the strap and apply a downward tensioning force to the cargo.
A deck for a truck, comprising:
A tie-down device assembly for the deck of a pickup truck, comprising:
A truck, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.