Patent ID: 8523128
Filing Date: 2013-09-03
Classification: B60P,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A bracket for adapting a side wall of an open bed of an open bed vehicle to receive a rain-gutter tower, the open bed of the open bed vehicle comprising a cargo management rail, the cargo management rail having a profile for engaging fasteners, the bracket comprising: a) a first horizontal member having a first end and a second end opposite the first end; b) an upright member extending upward from the first end of the first horizontal member; c) a vertical member extending downward from the second end of the first horizontal member; and d) at least one clamp that reversibly attaches to the profile of the cargo management rail, wherein the cargo management rail is mounted longitudinally inside the open bed and substantially parallel to the top rail of the side wall of the open bed of the vehicle; wherein the upright member simulates a rain gutter of a vehicle and is shaped to receive the rain-gutter tower.