Patent ID: 6830418
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: B60P,B61D

Abstract:
A vehicular cargo retention apparatus comprising:a) two frictional engagement elements that each are configured to respond to a truck bed sidewall upper lip underside; b) a vertical compression force base element responsive to each said two frictional engagement elements; c) two adjustable releasable vertical compression force transfer elements, each pressuredly responsive to said vertical compression force base element; and d) a vertically compressive cargo retention element pressuredly responsive to each of said adjustable releasable vertical compression force transfer elements; e) wherein each of said two adjustable releasable vertical compression force transfer elements comprises a vertical compression force enhancement element to which said vertically compressive cargo retention element is compressively responsive, wherein each of said two adjustable releasable vertical compression force transfer elements is a threaded rod and threadably mated nut adjustment system, wherein said vertical compression force base element comprises two base element holes that each is adapted to accept a one of said two adjustable releasable vertical compression force transfer elements, and wherein said vehicular cargo retention apparatus, after being fixedly established to said vehicle, can be disengaged from said vehicle upon manipulation of said vertical compression force enhancement elements to remove a vertical compression force that retains cargo.