Patent ID: 7832969

Claim:
A load restraining apparatus, comprising: a bar-like, elongated base, said elongated base comprising: an upper, load-bearing surface; and a plurality of spaced-apart elongated slots, the openings of said slots oriented perpendicularly to said upper surface and arranged end-to-end along the length of said elongated base; a load restraining component disposed along said elongated base, and abutting said upper surface of said base, an edge of said elongated base and an edge of said load restraining component together defining an “L” shape; and an anchor connected to said base, and on a lower surface of said base, wherein, in installed configuration, said anchor is adapted to extend into a space between a bed and a tailgate of a pickup truck and engage at least a portion of the tailgate, and wherein a portion of said elongated base, together with said load restraining component, extends beyond the bed and is supported by the tailgate; whereby, when a portion of a load is positioned in contact with an upper surface of the pickup truck bed, and a portion of the load is positioned in contact with said upper surface of said elongated base, the load is restrained from movement toward the tailgate by said load restraining component.