Bed liner clip
AssigneeDurakon Industries, Inc.
InventorsVincent M. McKeoun, Thomas G. Sierakowski, Christopher John Rudy
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Abstract
Clip for attaching a bed liner to a cargo area of a vehicle such as a pickup truck can include a body to which is attached an ear, and attached to the ear, a toe that can engage a vertical portion of a wall of the bed liner; optionally, a hole may be provided in the body to disengage the toe from the bed liner wall opposite the toe. The clip in another embodiment can include a body to which is attached a biasing upper extension arm, and a laterally directed retaining member, and between the body and the laterally directed retaining member is provided at least one gap for receiving a wall portion of the bed liner; optionally, a recess may be provided to accommodate a blind lip tab of the pickup truck cargo area wall.
Claims20
A clip for attaching a bed liner to a cargo area of a vehicle having the cargo area, which comprises a body to which is attached an ear that protrudes from the body, and, directly attached to the ear, a toe that extends toward the body and can engage a vertical portion of a wall of the bed liner.
A clip for attaching a bed liner to a cargo area of a vehicle having the cargo area, which comprises a body to which is attached a biasing upper extension arm, and a laterally directed retaining member, and between the body and the laterally directed retaining member is provided an upper gap and a lower gap for receiving a wall portion of the bed liner.
In combination, and assembled together, a combination comprising the following:
- a vehicle having a cargo area;
- a bed liner for the cargo area of the vehicle;
- at least one clip attaching the bed liner to the cargo area of the vehicle, which at least one clip is selected from the group consisting of:
- (A) a clip embracing a body to which is attached an ear that protrudes from the body, and, directly attached to the ear, a toe that extends toward the body and can engage a vertical portion of a wall of the bed liner;
- (B) clip embracing a body to which is attached a biasing upper extension arm, and a laterally directed retaining member, and between the body and the laterally directed retaining member is provided an upper gap and a lower gap for receiving a wall portion of the bed liner;
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- (C) a combination of “A” and “B.”
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.