Tonneau cover cargo containment track rail system

A pickup bed covering and object restraint system for a pickup bed, said pickup bed having a pair of sides and an upwardly directed opening, said pickup bed covering and object restraint system comprising:

• a pair of tonneau cover rails attachable to the pickup bed sides, the pair of tonneau cover rails each having a plurality of first cutouts being positioned there along at a first spacing distance, the pair of tonneau cover rails each having at least one second cutout being positioned at a second spacing distance from at least one of the plurality of first cutouts, the second spacing distance being different than the first spacing distance;
• a cargo hold down having a base portion and a handle portion, the base portion having extensions extending therefrom at the second spacing distance to permit passing of the extensions through the at least one second cutout and the at least one of the plurality of first cutouts to slidably couple the cargo hold down to at least one of the pair of tonneau cover rails, the extensions slidably engaging the tonneau cover rail to retain the cargo hold down in engagement with the tonneau cover rail while permitting the cargo hold down to slide with respect to the tonneau cover rail, the handle portion is operably attached to the base portion for movement between an engaged position and a disengaged position, the handle portion having a lower surface selectively mating with any one of the plurality of first cutouts in the engaged position to retain the cargo hold down at a position along the tonneau cover rail associated with any one of the plurality of first cutouts;
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• a tonneau cover mounted to the pair of tonneau cover rails, wherein the tonneau cover substantially covers the upwardly directed opening when in a closed position.

A method of covering a pickup bed and restraining objects placed in the pickup bed, said pickup bed having an upwardly directed opening, wherein the method comprises:

• attaching a tonneau cover rail to each side of a pickup bed, wherein each of the tonneau cover rails has a plurality of first cutouts being positioned there along at a first spacing distance, the tonneau cover rail having at least one second cutout being positioned at a second spacing distance from at least one of the plurality of first cutouts, the second spacing distance being different than the first spacing distance;
• engaging a cargo hold down having a base portion and a handle portion to at least one of the tonneau cover rails, the base portion having extensions extending therefrom at the second spacing distance that pass through the at least one second cutout and the at least one of the plurality of first cutouts to slidably couple the cargo hold down to the tonneau cover rail, the extensions slidably engaging the tonneau cover rail to retain the cargo hold down in engagement with the tonneau cover rail while permitting the cargo hold down to slide with respect to the tonneau cover rail;
• moving the handle portion with respect to the base portion from a disengaged position to an engaged position, the handle portion having a lower surface selectively mating with any one of the plurality of first cutouts in the engaged position to retain the cargo hold down at a position along the tonneau cover rail associated with any one of the plurality of first cutouts;
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• attaching a tonneau cover to the tonneau cover rails so that the tonneau cover substantially covers the upwardly directed opening when in a closed position.