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Granted Patent B2
US 10,343,587 · App. 15/605,269 · Granted Jul 9, 2019

Truck cargo securing device

Inventor: Shawn D. Frazier (Dubuque, IA)
Assignee: Shawn D. Frazier
B60P7/0807
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,343,587
App. No.
15/605,269
Granted
Jul 9, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A truck cargo securing device includes a mounting post configured to mount to a truck bed anchor. The mounting post includes a body that includes one or more holes configured to receive a fastener. The mounting post also includes a flange adjacent to the body. The truck cargo securing device also includes a securing plate configured to mount to the flange of the mounting post. The securing plate includes a plurality of apertures, where each of the plurality of apertures is configured to receive at least a portion of a tie-down mechanism.

Claims (26)

1. A truck cargo securing device comprising:

a mounting post configured to mount to a truck bed anchor, wherein the mounting post includes:

a body that includes one or more holes configured to receive a fastener; and

a flange adjacent to the body; and

a securing plate configured to mount to the flange of the mounting post, wherein the securing plate includes a plurality of apertures, and wherein each of the plurality of apertures is configured to receive at least a portion of a tie-down mechanism; and

wherein the securing plate includes a main face and a side flange attached to the main face at an angle, and wherein an edge of the side flange comprises a sawtooth edge.

2. The truck cargo securing device of claim 1 , wherein the body of the mounting post comprises a square tube.

3. The truck cargo securing device of claim 1 , further comprising a mounting plate configured to receive the fastener, wherein the mounting plate is positioned on a first side of the truck bed anchor and the body of the mounting post is positioned on a second side of the truck bed anchor.

4. The truck cargo securing device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more holes in the body of the mounting post comprise a first pair of holes and a second pair of holes.

5. The truck cargo securing device of claim 4 , wherein the first pair of holes are in a first pair of opposite sides of the body and the second pair of holes are in a top side and a bottom side of the body.

6. The truck cargo securing device of claim 4 , wherein the first pair of holes are a first distance from an end of the body and the second pair of holes are a second distance from the end of the body, and wherein the first distance is different than the second distance.

7. The truck cargo securing device of claim 1 , wherein the main face includes at least a portion of the plurality of apertures.

8. The truck cargo securing device of claim 7 , wherein the main face includes a plurality of holes that align with one or more holes on the flange.

9. The truck cargo securing device of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of holes in the main face allow the main face to be mounted to the flange in a plurality of positions.

10. The truck cargo securing device of claim 1 , wherein the side flange includes at least a portion of the plurality of apertures.

11. The truck cargo securing device of claim 7 , wherein the securing plate further comprises a top flange attached to the main face, and wherein the top flange includes at least one of the plurality of apertures.

12. The truck cargo securing device of claim 7 , wherein the securing plate further comprises a bottom flange attached to the main face.

13. The truck cargo securing device of claim 12 , wherein the bottom flange is configured to receive a bottom flange fastener such that a head of the bottom flange fastener contacts a bottom of a truck box that includes the truck bed anchor to provide support to the securing plate.

14. The truck cargo securing device of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the plurality of apertures comprise openings with a triangular shape.

15. The truck cargo securing device of claim 1 , wherein at least a first portion of the plurality of apertures comprise vertically oriented slots and at least a second portion of the plurality of apertures comprise horizontally oriented slots.

16. The truck cargo securing device of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the plurality of apertures comprise holes.

17. A method of making a truck cargo securing device, the method comprising:

forming a mounting post that includes a body and a flange adjacent to the body, wherein the mounting post is formed to mount to a truck bed anchor;

forming one or more holes in the mounting post, wherein the one or more holes are configured to receive a fastener;

forming a securing plate that is configured to mount to the flange of the mounting post, wherein forming the securing plate comprises forming a main face and one or more flanges attached to the main face, and wherein each of the one or more flanges is formed with a sawtooth edge; and

forming a plurality of apertures in the mounting post, wherein each of the plurality of apertures is configured to receive at least a portion of a tie-down mechanism.

Continuity (1)
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