Sliding connection for releasably and adjustably attaching an overhead rack to a pickup truck

A sliding connection for releasably and adjustably attaching equipment to a pickup truck, said pickup truck having a pair of spaced-apart side walls and a bottom wall which together defines an open bed, said sliding connection comprising:

• at least one track mountable on one of said side walls of the pickup truck, said track comprising an elongate tubular body comprising a thin wall which defines substantially the entire outer perimeter of the tubular body, said thin wall having a bottom surface engagable with the side wall of the pickup truck and a top surface opposite the bottom surface, and at least two rail members extending along the length of the tubular body;
• means mounting said track onto said side wall;
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• a sliding lock assembly releasably attachable to one of said rail members and comprising a sliding lock member slidably mounted on said one rail member of the track and movable along the length of the rail member, and means for locking the sliding lock member at a desired position along the length of the rail member, said sliding lock assembly being adapted to support equipment.

A sliding connection for releasably and adjustably attaching equipment to a pickup truck, said pickup truck having a pair of spaced-apart side walls, each having an upwardly facing surface, and a bottom wall which together with the side walls defines an open bed, said sliding connection comprising:

• a track mountable on a side wall of the pickup truck, said track comprising an elongate tubular body having a bottom wall engagable with the upwardly facing surface of the side wall of the pickup truck and a top wall opposite the bottom wall, and a rail member attached to the tubular body and extendable along the length of the body;
• means mounting said track onto said upwardly facing surface of the side wall in such a manner that the bottom wall of the tubular body engages the upwardly facing surface of the side wall of the pickup truck, said mounting means comprising a screw fastener having a head portion which is completely disposed within the tubular body of the track and a thread portion which threadably engages and attaches the track to the side wall of the pickup truck;
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• a sliding lock assembly releasably attachable to the rail member, said sliding lock assembly comprising a sliding lock member slidably mounted on the rail member of the track and movable along the length of the rail member, and means for locking the sliding lock member at a desired position along the length of the rail member.