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US 10,864,839 B1Granted
Tailgate utility rail and attachments
AssigneeRailias Holdings, LLC
InventorsCasey M. Chambers, W. Scott Mclamb
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Abstract
A rail is strapped to a tailgate and allows utility attachments to be quick-connected to the rail without the need for tools to connect and disconnect the utility attachments. The rail length can be configured for small, mid and full-size truck tailgates. Thus, a one package-fits-all design is provided.
Claims13
An apparatus comprising:
- a flat elongated rail formed with a first surface bounded by left and right edges, along each edge a respective row of openings being formed in the surface for receiving an attachment base of an implement to be carried on a truck, the rail further comprising left and right side walls extending along ones of the respective edges and oriented perpendicular to the surface, the side walls extending the length of the surface and terminating at opposed first and second ends;
- left and right flexible straps extending the length of the surface and facing a second surface of the rail that is opposed to the first surface, the straps being coupled to the first end and extending to the second end;
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- a tightening assembly receiving the straps for tightening and loosening the straps to engage the apparatus with a tailgate of the truck with the tailgate between the straps and bottom edges of the side walls.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.