Cargo support device
OwnerJames Barnettinventor
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Abstract
A cargo support device that includes a cargo support bar having a top flat bar, a plurality of triangular braces and a pair of mounting plates, the top flat bar receives one or more pieces of cargo that would otherwise be placed on a tailgate of a pick-up truck, the triangular braces are coupled to a bottom portion of the cargo support bar and extend downward into the pick-up truck bed while the cargo support bar is placed across the pick-up truck bed, the pair of mounting plates are coupled underneath a first end of the cargo support bar and a second end of the cargo support bar and the pair of mounting plates are placed on the pair of rails of the pick-up truck bed. The device also includes a pair of mounting clamps to couple the cargo support bar to the sides of the pick-up truck bed.
Claims20
A cargo support device, comprising:
- a cargo support bar having a top flat bar, a plurality of triangular braces and a pair of mounting plates, the top flat bar receives one or more pieces of cargo that would otherwise be placed on a tailgate of a pick-up truck;
- and
- a pair of mounting clamps coupled to the pair of mounting plates to couple the cargo support bar to a pair of rails of a pick-up truck bed.
A cargo support device, comprising:
- a cargo support bar having a top flat bar, a plurality of triangular braces and a pair of mounting plates, the top flat bar receives one or more pieces of cargo, the triangular braces are coupled to a bottom portion of the cargo support bar and extend downward into a pick-up truck bed while the cargo support bar is placed across the pick-up truck bed, the pair of mounting plates are coupled underneath a first end of the cargo support bar and a second end of the cargo support bar and the pair of mounting plates are placed on a pair of rails of the pick-up truck bed;
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- a pair of mounting clamps coupled to the pair of mounting plates to couple the cargo support bar to the pair of rails of the pick-up truck bed, the pair of mounting clamps have a first clamp arm, a threaded attachment bolt and a second clamp arm, the first clamp arm has a first threaded aperture and a first ribbed attachment foot and the second clamp arm has a second threaded aperture and a second ribbed attachment foot.
A method for installing a cargo support device, comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a cargo support bar and a pair of mounting clamps;
- placing the cargo support bar across a desired location across a pick-up truck bed;
- and
- coupling the cargo support bar to each rail of the pick-up truck bed at the desired location with the mounting clamps.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.