Patent ID: 6371343
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A removable tie-down utility brace for a vehicle comprising:an L-shaped main brace defining a first face and a second face, said first and said second faces being generally perpendicular to one another, said L-shaped main brace further including a first end and a second end, said first and said second end being distal from one another; a plurality of apertures located through both said first face and said second face such that a first set of apertures and a second set of apertures is defined; foot means adapted and configured to interpose between said L-shaped main bracket and the vehicle, said foot means being resiliently deformable such that the vehicle finish is not damaged when said foot means is brought into contact therewith; strap portion engagement means located at both said first end and said second end of said L-shaped main bracket; a first strap portion and a second strap portion adapted to be attached to said L-shaped main bracket at said first and said second end of said L-shaped main bracket at said strap portion engagement means, such that said first and said second strap portions may be passed through a passenger compartment of the vehicle and meet therein; and strap tightening means located on either said first strap portion or said second strap portion and engaging both with one another within the passenger compartment of the vehicle such that said L-shaped main bracket resting on said foot means is pulled into secure engagement with the vehicle.