Patent ID: 7387482

Claim:
A cargo restraint system for use in a bed of motor vehicle, comprising: a first pair of support rails disposed on a first pair of opposite, facing walls of said bed; a second pair of support rails disposed on a second pair of opposite, facing walls of said bed, generally perpendicular to said first pair of support rails; a first cross bar assembly supported for adjustable positioning from said first pair of support rails; a second cross bar assembly supported for adjustable positioning from said second pair of support rails so as to extend perpendicular to said first cross bar assembly; wherein said cross bar assemblies are selectively positionable to cooperatively restrain cargo items of a plurality of differing sizes within said bed; and wherein said first cross bar assembly includes first and second end supports and a cross bar member supported between said first and second end supports, said cross bar member being pivotally coupled to said first end support and releasably coupled to said second end support so that said cross bar member can be released from said second end support and pivoted away from said second end support.