Patent ID: 7909553
Filing Date: 2011-03-22
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A cargo bed storage structure for a vehicle, comprising: a cargo bed including a floor, and a wall with the wall having a first portion extending substantially perpendicularly from the floor and a second portion extending inboard from the first portion and defining a lower surface facing the floor; an attachment member fixed to the lower surface of the second portion of the wall; and a tie-down device having a first end and a second end with the first end being fixed to the first portion of the wall, the tie-down device operative in a stowed configuration and a usage configuration, the second end of the tie-down device being releasably engaged with the attachment member when the tie-down device is in the stowed configuration such that the tie-down device is disposed entirely outboard of an inboard distal end of the second portion of the wall.