Pickup truck bed seat liner insert

• US 4,911,493 A
• Filed: 11/19/1987
• Issued: 03/27/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Muirhead, Scott A. W.
• Original Assignee: Muirhead, Scott A. W.
• Inventors: Muirhead, Scott A. W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pedder, Dennis H.
• Application Number:
  US07/122,786
• Time in Patent Office: 859 Days
• Field of Search: 296/39 R, 296/10, 296/64, 296/66, 296/37.6, 296/37.16, 410/94, 410/101, 297/DIG. 2, 297/191, D12/98, D12/156, D12/157
• US Class Current: 296/39.2
• CPC Class Codes: B60P 3/38 Sleeping arrangements , e.g. living or sleeping accommodation on the roof of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 13/01 Liners for load platforms or load compartments
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 22/18 Anchoring devices
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 9/00 Supplementary fittings on vehicle exterior for carrying loads, e.g. luggage, sports gear or the like
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 25/2054 Load carrying floors for commercial vehicles

Abstract

An assembly for installation in the cargo compartment of a light pickup truck consisting of a unitarily formed inner cargo liner insert and rear facing seat combination is described. The seat back of the rear facing seat is hinged at the top and locked at the bottom to provide a secure storage compartment. The liner in one embodiment allows a camper shell to be placed on the top of the sidewall and frontwall of the cargo compartment. In another embodiment, the liner has a watertight seal around the perimeter of the carbo compartment. The rear facing seat also includes two armrests that are designed to cover the two wheelwells. Two anchored seatbelts are also provided to ensure safety when passengers are riding in the rear facing seat.

Claims

1. A liner assembly for a pickup truck cargo compartment, said pickup truck cargo compartment having a bed, opposing sidewalls, a front wall, each sidewall and front wall having a top ledge, a tailgate, hinged at the bottom with restraining means on each side, and two wheel wells, said liner assembly comprising:

a one piece liner insert;

a rearward facing passenger seat formed as an integral part of said liner insert, said rearward facing passenger seat having a seat back, a seat bottom, a headrest formed as the upper part of said seat back, an armrest located on each side of said seat bottom, said armrests also enclosing said wheelwells;

a trough structure located between said headrest and said front wall and said sidewall, formed as an integral part of said liner insert, said trough structure providing means for fastening said liner insert to said front wall;

a floor portion formed as an integral part of said liner insert, said floor portion located between said pickup truck cargo compartment sidewalls and between said tailgate and said seat;

sidewall portions formed as an integral part of said liner insert, said sidewall portions of said liner insert being contiguous to said pickup truck cargo compartment sidewalls, the portion of said sidewalls of said liner insert located above said floor portion of said liner insert and the portion of said sidewalls of said liner insert located above said armrests contain raised molded embosses;

a tailgate portion of said cargo compartment liner assembly;

a seatbelt anchor frame with a seatbelt anchor bar extending across said truck bed perpendicular to said truck sidewalls, said anchor bar fastened to an anchor bar support frame on each end of said anchor bar by fastening means, each of said anchor bar support frames fastened at each end to said truck bed by fastening means, said anchor bar having at least one seatbelt connected thereto, said seatbelt protruding through slots in said seat bottom of said rearward facing passenger seat.

2. A liner assembly for a pickup truck cargo compartment as described in claim 1 wherein said floor portion of said liner insert contains a plurality of equally spaced ridges, said ridges being parallel to said cargo compartment sidewalls.

3. A liner assembly for a pickup truck cargo compartment as described in claim 1 wherein said floor portion of said liner insert contains a raised cargo restraint rib around the perimeter of said floor portion, said raised cargo restraint rib being defined by a forward restraint rib, two side restraint ribs and an aft restraint rib.

4. A liner assembly for a pickup truck cargo compartment as described in claim 1 wherein said sidewall portion of said cargo compartment liner insert rearwardly of said armrests and above said armrests terminates at said top ledge of said truck cargo compartment sidewalls.

5. A liner assembly as described in claim 4 wherein said sidewall portion of said cargo compartment liner insert which terminates at the top ledge of said sidewalls is sealed with a weather proof gasket.

6. A liner assembly for a pickup truck cargo compartment as described in claim 1 wherein said sidewall portion of said cargo compartment liner insert rearwardly of said armrests and above said armrests is bent over said top ledge of said cargo compartment sidewalls and terminates in an edge at the outer portion of said left of said cargo compartment sidewalls.

7. A liner assembly is described in claim 6 wherein said sidewall portion which is bent over the top ledge of said cargo compartment sidewalls is sealed with a weather tight seal between the bent over portion of said sidewalls and the top ledge of said cargo compartment sidewalls.

8. A liner assembly for a pickup truck cargo compartment as described in claim 1 wherein said trough structure located between said headrest and said front wall and said sidewall is fastened by fastening means to the inside edge of the top ledge of said cargo compartment front wall.

9. A liner assembly for a pickup truck cargo compartment as described in claim 1 wherein said cargo compartment liner insert is sealed to the top ledge of said cargo compartment sidewall, and secured to inside edge of said cargo compartment front wall by fastening means.

10. A liner assembly for a pickup truck cargo compartment as described in claim 1 wherein said tailgate liner is adapted to be securely fastened to said tailgate.

11. A liner assembly as described in claim 10 wherein said tailgate liner contains a plurality of ridges.

12. A liner assembly for a pickup truck cargo compartment as described in claim 1 wherein the seat back of said rearward facing passenger seat in said cargo compartment is hinged at the top, said seat back having the

capability of rotating upward to provide an area for storage behind said seat back.

13. A liner assembly as described in claim 12 wherein said seat back contains latching and locking means at the seat back base.

14. A liner assembly for a pickup truck cargo compartment as described in claim 1 wherein said raised molded embosses provide a base for the installation of a cargo tie-down device, said cargo tie-down device fastened to said raised molded embosses by fastening means.

15. A liner assembly for a pickup truck cargo compartment as described in claim 1 wherein said armrests contain holders for drinks or the like.

16. A liner assembly for a pickup truck cargo compartment as described in claim 1 wherein said one-piece liner insert is formed from an impact resistant plastic material.

17. A liner assembly for a pickup truck cargo compartment, said cargo compartment having a bed, opposing sidewalls, a front wall, each sidewall and front wall having a top ledge;

a tailgate hinged at the bottom with restraining means on each side, and two wheel wells, said liner assembly comprising;

a one piece liner insert formed from an impact resistant plastic material;

a rearward facing passenger seat formed as an integral part of said liner insert, said seat adapted to be inserted in said truck cargo compartment, said rearward facing seat having a seat back hinged at the top, said seat back having the capability of rotating upward to provide an area for storage behind said seat back;

said seat back having latching and locking means, said seat back having a headrest formed as the upper part of said seat back, said rearward facing passenger seat also having an armrest located on each side of said seat bottom, said armrests enclosing said wheelwells, said armrests containing a holder for drinks or the like;

a trough structure, located between said headrest and said front wall and said sidewalls, formed as an integral part of said liner insert, said trough structure located to the rear and on opposite ends of said headrest, said trough structure providing means for fastening said liner insert to said front wall, said trough structure being fastened by fastening means to an inside edge of the top ledge of said cargo compartment front wall.

a floor portion of said cargo compartment liner insert, said floor portion located between said pickup truck cargo compartment sidewalls and between said tailgate and said seat, said floor portion containing a plurality of equally spaced ridges, said ridges being parallel to said cargo compartment sidewalls;

said floor portion containing a raised cargo restraint rib adjacent the perimeter of said floor portion, said cargo restraint rib being defined by a forward restraint rib, two side restraint ribs and an aft restraint rib, said restraint ribs being higher than said ridges and said adjoining ribs being perpendicular to each other;

sidewall portions of said cargo compartment liner insert, said sidewall portions of said cargo compartment liner insert being adjacent to said cargo compartment sidewalls, the portion of said sidewalls of said cargo compartment liner located above said armrests and that portion rearwardly of said armrests contain raised molded embosses, said embosses providing a base for the installation of a cargo tie down device, said cargo tie down device fastened to said raised embosses by fastening means;

said sidewall portion of said cargo compartment liner rearwardly of said armrests and said sidewall portion of said cargo compartment liner above said armrests terminate at said top ledge of said sidewall portion of said cargo compartment liner, said sidewalls are sealed at the top edge by a waterproof gasket;

a tailgate portion of said cargo compartment liner assembly, said tailgate liner adapted to be securely fastened to said tailgate;

said tailgate liner containing a plurality of ridges that extend across said tailgate;

a seatbelt anchor frame with a seatbelt anchor bar extending across said truck bed perpendicular to said truck sidewalls, said anchor bar fastened to an anchor bar support frame on each end of said anchor bar by fastening means, each of said anchor bar support frames fastened at each end to said truck bed by fastening means, said anchor bar being adapted to have at least one seatbelt connected thereto, said seatbelts protruding trough slots in said seat bottom of said rearward facing passenger seat.

18. A liner assembly for a pickup truck cargo compartment as described in claim 17 wherein said side wall portion of said cargo compartment liner above and rearwardly of said armrests is bent over said top ledge of said cargo compartment sidewalls and terminates in an edge at the outer portion of said ledge of said cargo compartment sidewalls, said sidewall portion which is bent over the top ledge of said cargo compartment sidewalls is sealed with a weather tight seal between the bent over portion of said sidewall and the top ledge of said cargo compartment sidewalls.