Bedliner with floor hole engagement
US5673956A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 15, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 15, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R13/01
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A thermoformed thermoplastic bed liner has a bottom wall which overlies the floor of a truck cargo bed and two side walls which extend upwardly and outwardly from the bottom wall on opposite sides. A rolled lip extends downwardly from the liner bottom wall into a hole in the bed floor and allows access to a tie down pin. An alternative bed liner has a raised lip which extends above the truck bed floor to prevent the entrance of liquids into the hole. Another alternative bedliner has a routed opening around the bed hole which is fitted with a robber cap with a rolled lip or with a rubber cap with a barbed edge which engages beneath the bed floor opening.
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