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US 4,396,219 AGranted
Vehicle bed liner
OwnerHarold W. Clineinventor
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Abstract
A liner kit for pickup truck beds or other vehicle carrier beds. The liner is in the form of a panel wherein a shock absorbant material is molded to conform to the sidewall cavity and also to the front panel and floor of the vehicle bed. Plate metal panels are then secured to the opposite surface of the shock absorbant material. The panels are then connected in place within the vehicle carrier bed by suitable adhesives.
Claims1
An after market shock absorbing liner for the vertical sides of a load carrying vehicle of the type having a bed surrounded by vertically arranged sidewalls, the liner being of light weight construction and comprising:
- (a) a plurality of side panels extending substantially throughout the length of the bed, each panel having an outer member constructed from a resilient plastic material and having a convex configuration conforming to the contour of the interior surface of the vehicle sidewall and disposed thereagainst,
- (b) an inner metallic member spaced from said outer member and having a substantially flat vertical surface facing the vehicle bed,
- (c) a insert constructed of resilient shock absorbing material interposed between said inner and outer members for reducing shock transmitted to the interior surface of the vehicle sidewalls,
- (d) means for securing said outer member and said inner member to said shock absorbing material, and
- (e) adhesive means for securing the outer member of said panel to the interior surface of the vehicle sidewall.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.