Patent ID: 7845886

Claim:
A tiedown system, comprising: a cargo bed having a forward end, a rearward end opposite the forward end, and mutually opposite left and right sides, the ends and sides defining left front, right front, left rear, and right rear corners; a plurality of corner guides affixed to the cargo bed adjacent the left front, right front, left rear, and right rear corners thereof; a single tensile member extending through the guides and along the left and right sides and forward end of the cargo bed, the tensile member having a medial portion disposed along the forward end of the cargo bed and mutually opposed first and second ends extending respectively from the guides at the left rear and right rear of the cargo bed, the first and second ends of the tensile member having cargo attachment members; and a winch having a winch cable selectively connecting the medial portion of the tensile member to cargo disposed upon the cargo bed, the winch cable being selectively retracted to tighten the tensile member and simultaneously secure the forward and rearward ends of the cargo to the cargo bed.