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Configurable cargo rack system integrated into the bed of a pick-up truck

  • US 10,442,474 B2
  • Filed: 11/08/2017
  • Issued: 10/15/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A truck bed assembly, comprising:

  • a first sidewall having a first top ledge;

    a second sidewall set a first distance apart from said first sidewall, wherein said second sidewall has a second top ledge;

    a first rail;

    a second rail;

    a first set of extendable supports coupled to said first sidewall, wherein said first set of extendable supports are adjustable between a first support position where said first rail rests upon said first rail and a second support position where said first rail is elevated above said first top ledge;

    a second set of extendable supports coupled to said second sidewall, wherein said second set of extendable supports are adjustable between a lower support position where said second rail rest upon said second rail and a higher support position where said second rail is elevated above said second top ledge;

    a first crossbeam supported by said first rail, said first crossbeam having a first end and an opposite second end, wherein said first end is connected to said first rail at a first pivot connection, wherein said first crossbeam can be selectively rotated about said first pivot connection from a first orientation that is parallel to, and above, said first rail to a second orientation that is perpendicular to said first rail; and

    a first locking mechanism that locks said second end of said first crossbeam to said second rail as said first crossbeam reaches said second orientation.

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