Patent ID: 8348331
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: B60P,B60R,B62D

Abstract:
1. A structural attachment system for pick-up truck cargo beds comprising: a) a castellated retention rail running a length of the pick-up truck cargo bed and integrated with a top of a pick-up truck cargo bed side wall; b) the castellated retention rail being configured with locking apertures adapted to accept corresponding structural hooks; c) a sliding lock rail located within the castellated retention rail and adapted to freely translate a predetermined distance parallel to a main axis of the castellated retention rail while being structurally restrained in all other degrees of freedom; d) the sliding lock rail being adapted to structurally retain the structural hooks at a first extent of its translation and to allow release of the structural hooks at a second, opposite extent of its translation; e) an actuation handle and linkage arrangement adapted to provide a single point user-operated method of imparting the translation to the sliding lock rail through the predetermined distance; wherein the structural hooks are adapted to be integrated into a variety of different pick-up truck cargo bed mounted accessories to facilitate structural retention and simple release of the accessories via movement of the actuation handle.