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Tie-down anchor assembly

  • US 6,256,844 B1
  • Filed: 11/03/1999
  • Issued: 07/10/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/03/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A tie-down anchor assembly for use attached to a side rail of a pickup truck bed, the side rail having a top surface and a flange downwardly extending from an inner edge of said top surface, said tie-down anchor assembly comprising:

  • an anchor plate, said plate having an upright portion defining a side face, said plate also having an upper edge, a lower edge, said upper edge positioned adjacent to the top surface of the side rail when said tie-down anchor assembly is mounted thereto;

    an anchor protruding from said side face, said anchor fixed to said anchor plate in a position on said face beneath said upper edge and at a distance closer to said upper edge than to said lower edge, said anchor defining a lead-off area being coincident with the top of the side rail;

    mounting means for mounting said plate to the side rail; and

    whereby the side rail is loaded in shear generally at the top when said tie-down anchor assembly is mounted thereto and a tie-down member is secured to said anchor.

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