Tie-down rail apparatus for a pick-up truck or the like
OwnerRobert C. Ellisinventor
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Abstract
A tie-down rail apparatus extends below top rim walls on side walls for a load-carrying bed of a pick-up truck. Rails extend between walls forming stake pockets where end portions of the rails each engages with a coupling socket extending from a holder which is supported by walls of the stake pocket. The holders have an L-shaped, U-shaped or S-shaped configuration to wrap around the walls of the stake pocket and support the coupling sockets. The rail is supported for telescoping movement from a connector in one modification and in another modification, the rail takes the form of a rectangular tube with a longitudinal slot to support tie fixtures at various locations along the slot.
Claims10
A tie-down rail apparatus for a pick-up truck or the like having a load-carrying bed and at least upstanding side walls including top rim walls extending along opposed, longitudinal sides of the bed, said upstanding side walls carrying spaced-apart and generally rectangular stake walls forming vertical stake pockets opening out of said top rim walls, said tie-down rail apparatus being in combination with said stake walls and essentially comprising at least two holders having a configuration to fit against at least two sides of said stake walls at locations spaced between said top rim walls and said load-carrying bed for attached support by said stake walls, at least one coupling socket extending outwardly from each holder, and a rail means having a sufficient length to extend between said holders for support by the coupling sockets thereof, said coupling socket having a side wall surrounding a pocket area into which an end of said rail means is received.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.