Patent ID: 7621590

Claim:
A load-carrying bed system for attachment to a frame of a truck, the bed system comprising: a substantially rigid headboard member for securement to a first support component of the truck frame and opposed second and third separate support components of the truck frame, the first support component forming a portion of the frame along a forward portion of the truck, the second support component forming a portion of the frame along a lateral side of the truck, the third support component forming a portion of the frame along an opposed lateral side of the truck, each of the support components being fixedly and non-movably secured to the truck frame; a substantially rigid left side wall member for securement to the second support component; and a substantially rigid right side wall member for securement to the third support component, wherein at least a portion of the headboard member overlaps at least a portion of the left side wall member and at least a portion of the right side wall member, the overlapping portions being secured to both the respective left and right side members and the respective second and third support components of the truck frame, wherein an inwardly facing surface of each overlapping portion defines a respective first plane and an inwardly facing surface of each left and right side wall member defines a respective second plane which is substantially coplanar with the first plane.