Patent ID: 8714628
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
1. A removable truck bed weighting system for a truck bed having a longitudinal axis and a platform floor and adjacent side walls and inwardly projecting wheel wells, comprising: a first flexible elongated carrier adapted to be mounted on one side of the truck bed parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bed closely adjacent one of the bed side walls, said elongated carrier having a longitudinal opening therein adapted to receive at least one elongated weighting element, a plurality of brackets designed to be mounted on the side walls having straps engaging and holding the carrier, said carrier having a width less than 15 inches and a length over substantially 60 inches, and a second flexible elongated carrier adapted to be mounted on the other side of the truck bed parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bed closely adjacent one of the bed side walls, said elongated carrier having a longitudinal opening therein adapted to receive at least one elongated weighting element.