Patent ID: 8142121

Claim:
A vehicle bed cover, pull strap/tie down, and attachment system comprising: a fabric element comprising a bed cover and a tail gate cover, wherein said bed cover comprises a main panel, a right and a left side panel wherein, said left side panel and said right panel are attached to corresponding edges of said main panel, and further wherein said tailgate cover comprises a rear cover panel and a left rear and a right rear side panel, wherein said rear cover panel is connected to said main panel, and further wherein said left rear and said right rear side panels are connected to corresponding edges of said rear cover panel, and further wherein members of two sets of belt guides are functionally positioned and connected to an inner surface of said main panel; a load tie-down/pull-strap system comprising a central strap and a first and a second belt, separately attached to said central strap, and further wherein both said first and said second belts comprise a short and a long arm, and further wherein said long arm of each of said first and of said second belts is adapted to engage the members of a set of said belt guides, and further wherein said long arms are adapted to connect to the corresponding short arm; and, a main panel attachment system comprising an attachment unit comprising a flexible body with a connector device attached to a first end of said flexible body, and further comprising an attachment point positioned near each of respective corners of said main panel and adapted to secure a second end of said flexible body, and finally comprising a structural means to alter a length of said flexible body.