Patent ID: 6986540

Claim:
A bed system for a pickup truck, comprising: a first member adapted for securement to a first support component associated with a truck bed, the first member having a first surface for contacting cargo and having a first edge portion extending at least partially along the periphery of the first member; a second member adapted for securement to a second support component associated with a truck bed, the second member having a second surface for contacting cargo and having a second edge portion extending at least partially along the periphery of the second member, at least a portion of the second edge portion being oriented in at least a partially overlapping spaced relationship to at least a portion of the first edge portion at an interface; and a cushioning element, the cushioning element being located between the overlapping first and second edge portions at the interface and being attached to not more than one of the first and second edge portions at the interface, the cushioning element being resiliently compressible and permitting relative movement between the first and second edge portions at the interface.