Putco, Inc.

Robert L Sills

Dennis L Elwell

A protective cap for covering the sidewalls of a pickup truck bed is provided. The caps have a contour matching the contour of the sidewalls so as to provide a close fit, without the use of spacers or shims. The cap includes an elongated body with opposite forward and rearward ends and opposite inside and outside edges. Inside and outside lips are formed by bending portions of the respective inside and outside edges of the body downwardly. A notch is provided adjacent the rearward end of the body, to permit a rearward lip to be formed by bending a portion of the rearward end downwardly. The formation of the outside and rear lips closes the gap. The outside lip and rear lip are joined by a weld which fills the closed notch so as provide a continuous curved surface at the rearward corner of the body. The weld is polished to be visually indistinguishable from the outside and rear lips. When the cap is mounted upon a sidewall of the truck, the outside and rear lips overlapingly mate with the curved rearward end of the sidewall.

Cap protector for pickup truck sidewalls

Decorative top edge cover for pickup truck side walls

A chest for use in a pickup truck includes a chest bottom forming a compartment and having a rim extending around its open upper end. A chest top includes a frame adapted to matingly fit against the rim of the chest bottom and forms at least one frame opening therein. A chest lid is hinged to the chest top and is sized to fit in covering relation over the frame opening. The top frame and the chest bottom are detachably secured together.

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Story City, IA, United States of America

Robert L Sills