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Pickup truck bed frame and pickup truck having a bed frame

US6883848B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 31, 2003
Grant dateApr 26, 2005
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Expiry dateNov 8, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB62D35/001
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A pickup truck bed frame is described that includes a frame member, a left support structure, and a right support structure. The frame member includes a frame member left end constructed for attachment to a pickup truck bed left sidewall, a frame member right end constructed for attachment to a pickup truck bed right sidewall, and a central member constructed to extend across a pickup truck cab from the frame member left end to the frame member right end. The left support structure includes a left support arm having a left support arm first end constructed for attachment to the frame member, and a left support arm second end constructed for attachment to a pickup truck left sidewall. The right support structure includes a right support arm having a right support arm first end constructed for attachment to the frame member, and a right support arm second end constructed for attachment to a pickup truck bed right sidewall. The left support structure can include a left bed rail having a left bed rail first end constructed for attachment to the left support arm, and a left bed rail second end constructed for attachment to a pickup truck bed left sidewall. The right support structure ca…

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