Patent ID: 8475096

Claim:
A pickup bed covering and object restraint system for a pickup bed, the pickup bed having at least one side, the pickup bed covering and object restraint system comprising: a tonneau cover rail attachable to the pickup bed side, the tonneau cover rail having a plurality of first cutouts being positioned there along at a first spacing distance, the tonneau cover rail having at least one second cutout being positioned at a second spacing distance from at least one of the plurality of first cutouts, the second spacing distance being different than the first spacing distance; and a cargo hold down having a base portion and a handle portion, the base portion having extensions extending therefrom at the second spacing distance to permit passing of the extensions through the at least one second cutout and the at least one of the plurality of first cutouts to slidably couple the cargo hold down to the tonneau cover rail, the extensions slidably engaging the tonneau cover rail to retain the cargo hold down in engagement with the tonneau cover rail while permitting the cargo hold down to slide with respect to the tonneau cover rail, the handle portion is operably attached to the base portion for movement between an engaged position and a disengaged position, the handle portion having a lower surface selectively mating with any one of the plurality of first cutouts in the engaged position to retain the cargo hold down at a position along the tonneau cover rail associated with any one of the plurality of first cutouts.