Pickup box with reinforced tie-down locations
US9278717B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 27, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 11, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D65/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
One of more cross members of a pickup bed structure include a hole in a flange in a location that is advantageous for installation of aftermarket accessories. The hole does not extend through the floorpan itself. When customers install aftermarket accessories that require holes through the floorpan, the customers are encouraged to align the new holes with the holes in the cross members. Consequently, loads applied by the aftermarket accessories are efficiently transferred to the frame rails.
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