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US 5,308,133 AGranted
Truck bed liner and fastening system
AssigneeLRV Acquisition Corporation
InventorsCody Mangum, Richard D. Rowland
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AssigneeLRV Acquisition Corporation
InventorsCody Mangum, Richard D. Rowland
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A combination truck bed liner and fastening system for truck beds having one or more substantially vertical bed sidewalls and a front wall having a top rail with an outwardly facing lip. The combination includes a truck bed liner having a floor and integrally attached side and front walls extending upwardly therefrom to upper edges, and at least one slot formed adjacent that upper edge. At least one resilient snap-type clip having a hook end and stay end is provided, wherein compressive force is applied between the hook and stay ends in use by the inwardly biased nature of the clip. In attached condition, the hook end of the clip extends outwardly to lockingly overlie the truck bed rail, while the stay end overlies at least a portion of the upper edge of the liner and includes an outwardly protruding stay which interacts with the recess in the truck bed liner. As a result, the clip is compressively fitted over the upper edge of the liner and the rail to hold the liner in place without a need for drilling.
A combination truck bed liner and fastening system for truck beds having a front wall with a top rail with an outwardly facing lip, said combination comprising:
A resilient snap-type retainer clip for use in clamping a truck bed liner in a truck bed having one or more substantially planar bed walls with rails featuring outwardly facing lips, said liner having a floor, and substantially planar side and front walls extending upwardly from said floor to upper edges, and at least one recess formed adjacent the upper edge of the liner front wall, said retainer clip comprising a hook end and a stay end and means for providing compressive force between said ends, said hook end extending outwardly to lockingly overlie said truck bed rail, and said stay end overlying at least a portion of said upper edge adjacent said liner front wall and having an outwardly protruding stay which interacts with said recess in said truck bed liner, wherein said clip is compressively fitted over said upper edge and said rail.
A combination truck bed liner and fastening system for truck beds having one or more side walls with top rails, and a front wall with a top rail with an outwardly facing lip, said combination comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.