Cargo tiedown anchor means

In association with a motor vehicle having a cargo box that includes a box front wall, a floor, and a rear tailgate:

• the improvement comprising a first cargo tiedown anchor means bolted to the floor at the front wall, and a second cargo tiedown anchor means bolted to the floor adjacent to the tailgate;
• said first anchor means comprising a first rail extending along the box front wall for substantially the full width of the box, said first rail having a first horizontal flange abutting the floor upper surface and a second upstanding flange in near adjacency to the box front wall, and a series of curved rods located at spaced points along the rail, each curved rod having one of its ends welded to the horizontal flange and its other end welded to the upstanding flange;
• each rod being connected to the respective rail flange at the tip area of the flange whereby the space circumscribed by the rod is sufficient to readily receive the hook connector of a flexible cargo tiedown mechanism;
• said second cargo tiedown anchor means comprising a second rail extending along the floor for substantially the full width of the cargo box, and a second series of curved rods located at spaced points therealong;
• the second rail-rod assembly being identical to the aforementioned first rail-rod assembly, whereby the second assembly can be removed from its position on the cargo box floor and stowed atop the first rail-rod assembly;
• each curved rod having a circular cross section for engagement with cargo-retention hooks or straps adapted to take different angular positions relative to the cargo box floor in accordance with the dimensions of the cargo.