The current invention is a bed anchor that is used to secure items in a vehicle's bed. It is comprised of a flexible anchor that can be positioned between the bed and a tailgate. It is made of a flexible soft material. It can be a solid anchor or a bag or net filled with a soft fluid material like plastic or rubber balls or sand or packing material. A bed anchor needs to not be hard so not the scratch or dent the vehicle when being used to store items.
1 . A device, comprising:
a bed anchor comprising an anchoring base with a securing band extending from the top of the anchoring base and connected to said anchoring base where the securing band has a securing means at the end not connected to said anchoring base where the anchoring base is comprised of a bag and a compressible fill material where the fill material is configured to move within the bag and defines means for holding the device securely between a vehicle bed and a closed tailgate.
2 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising where the securing band is flat.
3 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising where the bag is a made of a mesh material.
4 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising where the fill material forms a semi-solid clump.
5 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising where the securing means is one or more from a set of a buckle, a loop, hooks, cable, ratchet, ratchet strap or clip.
6 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising having a message on a flat portion of the bed anchor.
7 . A process to secure an item in a truck bed, comprising:
Using a bed anchor comprising an anchoring base which is comprised of a bag and fill material with a securing band connected to said anchoring base where the securing band has a securing means at an end,
wherein when a tailgate is closed, the bag is positioned below the tailgate with the securing band running from the bag through the opening between the tailgate and a bed of a vehicle when the tailgate is closed, and
opening the tailgate which secures the bag having the tailgate compress the bag, and
holding an item in place by attaching it to the securing means.
8 . The process of claim 7 , further comprising where the securing band is flat.
9 . The process of claim 7 , further comprising where the bag is made of a solid material.
10 . The process of claim 7 , further comprising where the bag is a made of a mesh material.
11 . The process of claim 7 , further comprising where the fill material is one of more of a set of metal particulates, solid plastic particulates, hollow plastic particulates, styrofoam, polymer particulates, rubber particulates, sand, textiles, sawdust, or liquids.
12 . The process of claim 7 , further comprising where the fill material can be compressed into a semi-solid.
13 . The process of claim 7 , further comprising where the fill material is made of a solid flexible mass.
14 . The process of claim 7 , further comprising where the securing means is one or more from a set of a buckle, a loop, hooks, cable, ratchet, ratchet strap or clip.
15 . The process of claim 7 , further comprising where the securing band extends from the top of the anchoring base.
16 . The process of claim 7 , further comprising having a message on a flat surface of the bed anchor.
17 . The process of claim 7 , further comprising having a layer fold associated with the securing band.
18 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising where the fill material is plastic particulates.
19 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising where the fill material flows within a cavity of the bag.