Accessory system for a vehicle cargo box

An accessory system for a vehicle body having spaced elongated vertical side walls having upper ends, the side walls defining an interior space therebetween which is open from above, the accessory system comprising, an elongated side rail extending along each side wall adjacent the upper ends thereof, each side rail having a tonneau cover mounting portion for mounting a tonneau cover to the side rail, a first accessory mounting portion outboard of the tonneau cover mounting portion for mounting an accessory to the rails outboard of the tonneau cover mounting portion, the first accessory mounting portion extending outward from the tonneau cover mounting and at least partially covering the upper ends of the side walls, a second accessory mounting portion below the tonneau cover mounting portion for mounting an accessory to the rails below the tonneau cover mounting portion, the second accessory mounting portion including an inwardly open channel open to the interior space of the vehicle body, whereby the tonneau cover can be mounted to the rails between the two spaced side walls while a first accessory can be mounted to the first accessory mounting portion above the tonneau cover and a second accessory can be mounted to the second accessory mounting portion below the tonneau cover, said accessory system further comprising at least one U-shaped clamp member having an inner and an outer leg with the inner leg extending upward into the channel through an opening in a bottom wall thereof and the outer leg extending upward and engaging an underside of the side wall upper end;

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• a fastener for holding the at least one clamp member in place relative to the rail whereby the rail is clamped to the side wall.

Apparatus for confining cargo within a pickup truck cargo box, the cargo box having a load floor, spaced apart side walls, a front wall and a pivoting tail gate all having upper ends forming the top of the cargo box, the apparatus comprising:

• a cargo netting having four attachment members;
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• means for coupling the netting attachment members to the cargo box, the means for coupling including left and right front anchors mounted to the cargo box near the top thereof adjacent left and right sides of the cargo box and left and right rear anchors mounted to the cargo box near the top thereof adjacent left and right sides of the cargo box and spaced rearward of the front anchors;
• the netting having a size to extend downward from the front anchors toward the load floor and back up to the rear anchors to confine cargo placed in the netting to a location within the cargo box between the front and rear anchors.