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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2019
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Matthew A. Jansma, Saline, MI (US);
Christopher M. Higgins, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A bed for a vehicle can include tie down anchors that extend at an acute angle relative to the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. As a result, the tie down anchors can match a loading direction of a strap or other securement device, thereby minimizing or avoiding bending moments on the tie down anchors. The bed can include a tie down flange provided at an interface between a transverse wall and a side wall of the bed. A recess being defined on an outer side of the bed at the location of the tie down flange. A tie down anchor operatively connected to the tie down flange.