Removable liner for pickup box
AssigneesPawnee Rotational Molding, G-Line, Inc.
InventorsGlenn P. Erickson, Gregory J. Ehalt
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Abstract
A protective liner for use in cargo beds of pickup trucks, the liner having integral storage compartments and being easily removable from the pickup truck carbo bed without the need of removing the contents of the liner before removal. A peripheral upper flange containing channel iron provides support for the bed liner and also provides a means for attaching jacks for lifting the bed liner from the carbo bed of the pickup truck.
Claims23
A double wall protective liner for a cargo bed of a vehicle, the cargo bed being defined by a floor wall, first and second opposing vehicle cargo bed sidewalls, first and second vehicle rear wheel wells adjacent the first and second cargo bed sidewalls, respectively, a vehicle cargo bed frontwall, and a vehicle cargo bed tailgate, the protective liner comprising:
- a liner floor portion positionable adjacent to and overlying the floor wall of the vehicle cargo bed, said floor portion having an inner wall and an outer wall;
- first and second generally upright opposably positioned liner sidewalls extending from said liner floor portion, said first and second liner sidewalls each having a front end and a rear end and an inner wall and an outer wall, said first and second liner sidewalls, including said respective front and rear ends, include an upper portion;
- a third generally upright liner sidewall extending from said liner floor portion, intersecting and generally perpendicular to said first and second liner sidewalls, said third liner sidewall having a first end and a second end and an inner wall and an outer wall, said outer wall of said first end of said third liner sidewall intersecting and adjacent to said outer wall of said front end of said first liner sidewall, forming a first corner member, said first corner member having an upper end, and said outer wall of said second end of said third liner sidewall intersecting and adjacent to said outer wall of said front end of said second liner sidewall, forming a second corner member, said second corner member having an upper end, said inner walls of said first, second and third liner sidewalls and said liner floor portion defining a primary storage area;
- a flange, unitary with the protective liner, adjacent to and intersecting said outer walls of said first, second and third liner sidewalls, said flange located adjacent to and in resting relationship with the first and second vehicle cargo bed sidewalls and the vehicle cargo bed frontwall;
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- attachment means integral with said flange, whereby at least one lifting apparatus is attachable to said attachment means to lift the protective liner from the vehicle cargo bed.
A protective liner for a cargo bed of a vehicle, the cargo bed being defined by a floor wall, first and second opposing vehicle cargo bed sidewalls, first and second vehicle rear wheel wells adjacent the first and second cargo bed sidewalls, respectively, a vehicle cargo bed frontwall, and a vehicle cargo bed tailgate, the protective liner comprising:
- a liner floor portion positionable adjacent to and overlying the floor wall of the vehicle cargo bed;
- first and second generally upright opposably positioned liner sidewalls extending from said liner floor portion, said first and second liner sidewalls each having a front end and a rear end;
- a third generally upright liner sidewall extending from said liner floor portion, intersecting and generally perpendicular to said first and second liner sidewalls, said third liner sidewall having a first end and a second end, said first end of said third liner sidewall intersecting and adjacent to said front end of said first liner sidewall, forming a first corner member, and said second end of said third liner sidewall intersecting and adjacent to said front end of said second liner sidewall, forming a second corner member, said first, second and third liner sidewalls and said liner floor portion defining a primary storage area;
- a flange, unitary with the protective liner, adjacent to and intersecting said first, second and third liner sidewalls, said flange located adjacent to and in resting relationship with the first and second vehicle cargo bed sidewalls and the vehicle cargo bed frontwall;
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- at least one attachment means located entirely within said flange, whereby at least one lifting apparatus is attachable to said at least one attachment means to lift the protective liner from the vehicle cargo bed.
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