Patent ID: 6312202
Filing Date: 2001-11-06
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
Apparatus for attachment to the side wall of the bed of a truck, said side wall having a top edge with an outer surface and an inner surface, said apparatus, comprising:a bed rail having a hollow first end and a hollow second end;a first mounting plate affixed to said hollow first end of said bed rail, and a second mounting plate affixed to said hollow second end of said bed rail, each of said first and second mounting plates being formed with at least one threaded bore;a first attachment assembly and a second attachment assembly each including:(i) a rail foot formed with an elongated slot, and a throughbore spaced from said slot, said rail foot being adapted to rest atop the outer surface of the top edge of the side wall of the truck bed;(ii) a locking bar adapted to engage the inner surface of the top edge of the side wall of the truck bed, said locking bar being formed with a threaded bore which aligns with said throughbore in said rail foot;(iii) a first threaded member extending through said throughbore in said rail foot and into engagement with said threaded bore in said locking bar; and at least one second threaded member extending through said elongated slot in said rail foot and into engagement with said at least one threaded bore of one of said first and second mounting plates.