Durakon Acquisition Corp.

Durakon Industries, Inc.

Donald J LaBelle

John C Montagna

Gary J Nehring

Vincent M McKeoun

A motor vehicle bed or bed liner is vacuum formed from a single layer or two layer panel of thermoplastic material having a scuffed or roughened surface. The single layer panel is typically extruded and is homogeneous, being either a single material such as HDPE or a uniform mixture of materials. The two layer panel is co-formed of two layers of material which will typically be distinct compositions and characteristics. The upper surface of the panel is scuffed or roughened by a brush which contacts the surface. A bank of individually adjustable rollers supports the panel during the roughening operation and facilitates adjustment of the extent of contact or impingement of the brush on the surface of the panel at a plurality of transverse locations across the panel. The roughened panel is then vacuum formed into, for example, a truck bed or bed or cargo compartment liner.

Bed liner having enhanced frictional characteristics

A pull out system, or a pull out drawer system for vehicles and trailers can be improved by an inverted French F-channel as a stationary rail; an inverted U-channel as a movable rail; and/or a cam-follower bearing being present among rollers on the rails. Also, a movable frame for a pull out drawer system can be improved by providing a support member for supporting a slide-in/out accessory, for example, a drawer or a ramp, and further by providing the accessory with such a frame.

Pull out drawer system

Rail for a tonneau cover and/or another accessory includes an elongate member having an upwardly facing channel and a sidewardly facing channel. The upwardly facing channel can be defined by an inside wall, a bottom, and an outside wall; and the sidewardly facing channel can be defined by an inside, downwardly projecting se curing tab, a top, an outside wall, a bottom, and an upwardly projecting securing tab. A vertical member can embrace both the outsider wall of the upwardly facing channel and the outside wall of the sidewardly facing channel. The sidewardly facing channel also can have a downwardly projecting tab. Also, a rail system can have at least two of such rails mounted in relationship to one another so as to accommodate employment of the upwardly and sidewardly facing channels. Further, the rail or the rail system can be mounted to a vehicle cargo bed area to provide a combination.

Cargo area rail system for tonneau cover and/or another accessory

A motor vehicle bed or bed liner is vacuum formed from a panel of co-formed layers of thermoplastic material having a roughened surface. The panel is co-formed of two layers of material having distinct compositions and characteristics. The upper surface of the co-formed composite is then roughened or textured by a brush which contacts one surface. The co-formed and roughened composite panel is then vacuum formed into, for example, a truck bed or bed or cargo compartment liner.

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Macomb Township, MI, United States of America

Donald J LaBelle