Modular bed rail system

A system, comprising:

• a first rail extendable along a first side wall defining a cargo area;
• a second rail extendable along a second side wall defining a cargo area, and wherein the first rail and the second rail each define a channel that is closed at one end by a base surface and is open to the cargo area at an opposite end;
• the first rail and the second rail extend in a longitudinal direction and the first side wall and the second side wall extend in a vertical direction, and wherein the base surface extends at an angle that is non-parallel and non-perpendicular to a vertical axis extending in the vertical direction:
• a plurality of accessories that are selectively mountable to at least one of the first rail and the second rail, wherein each accessory has a common base structure that is received within the channel, and wherein the common base structure has a planar end surface that is parallel to the base surface when installed in the channel;
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• wherein each accessory comprises a body portion extending from the common base structure in a lateral direction toward the cargo area, and wherein the body portion includes a first surface extending from one edge of the planar end surface to a distal end surface that extends to an opposite edge of the planar end surface, and wherein the distal end surface is perpendicular to the first surface, and wherein the planar end surface extends transversely relative to the distal end surface and the first surface.

A system, comprising:

• a first rail extendable along a first side wall defining a cargo area;
• a second rail extendable along a second side wall defining a cargo area, and wherein the first rail and the second rail each define a channel that is closed at one end by a base surface and is open to the cargo area at an opposite end;
• a plurality of accessories that are selectively mountable to at least one of the first rail and the second rail, wherein each accessory has a common base structure that is received within the channel;
• and
• a side wall insert that extends along an entirety of a length of each of the first side wall and the second side wall in a longitudinal direction, wherein the side wall insert comprises a profile extending in a vertical direction that includes an upper portion that receives the channel and a lower portion that covers a wheel well area.

A system, comprising:

• a first rail extendable along a first side wall defining a cargo area;
• a second rail extendable along a second side wall defining a cargo area, and wherein the first rail and the second rail each define a channel that is closed at one end by a base surface and is open to the cargo area at an opposite end;
• a plurality of accessories that are selectively mountable to at least one of the first rail and the second rail, wherein each accessory has a common base structure that is received within the channel;
• and
• wherein the first rail and the second rail extend in a longitudinal direction and the first side wall and the second side wall extend in a vertical direction, and wherein each accessory comprises a body portion extending to a distal end surface to which an operational portion of the accessory is attached, and wherein each accessory is receivable in the channel in a first position where the distal end surface is generally parallel to the vertical direction and in a second position where the distal end surface is generally parallel to a bottom surface of the cargo area.

An assembly comprising:

• a first side wall extending along a length of a cargo area in a longitudinal direction;
• a second side wall extending along the length of the cargo area and facing the first side wall;
• a first side wall insert that extends along the length of the first side wall;
• a second side wall insert that extends along the length of the second side wall;
• wherein each side wall insert comprises an outer profile surface extending in a vertical direction from an upper edge of a respective one of the first side wall and the second side wall to a bottom surface of the cargo area, and wherein there is a constant vertical cross-section along a length of each side wall insert;
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• wherein each side wall insert includes an upper portion that receives a channel associated with a plurality of selectively installable accessories and a lower portion that covers a wheel well area and provides a laterally extending support surface.

A method comprising:

• extending a first side wall insert along a length of a first side wall defining a cargo area;
• extending a second side wall insert along a length of a second side wall defining the cargo area:
• extending a first rail along the first side wall insert;
• extending a second rail along the second side wall insert, wherein the first rail and the second rail each define a channel that is closed at one end by a base surface and is open to the cargo area at an opposite end;
• extending the first side wall insert along an entirety of the length of the first side wall and extending the second side wall insert along an entirety of the length of the second side wall in a longitudinal direction:
• forming each of the first side wall insert and second side wall insert to have a profile extending in a vertical direction that includes an upper portion that receives the channel and a lower portion that covers a wheel well area;
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• selectively mounting one or more of a plurality of accessories to at least one of the first rail and the second rail, wherein each accessory has a common base structure that is received within the channel.