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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 01, 1998
C Martin Rasmussen, Fruit Heights, UT (US);
Happijac Corporation, Kaysville, UT (US);
Abstract
An anchor device for securing a camper in a bed of a truck is that includes a bracket that is configured to be mounted below the horizontal planar level of the bed of the truck and to stably retain the camper in the bed of the truck while limiting the rotational, horizontal and vertical movement of the camper. The bracket comprises a first arm and a second arm that are connected by a corner portion so as to have a generally elbow-shaped profile and a cross member that provides strength and rigidity to the bracket. The cross member has an outside surface and is attached to the first arm and the second arm such that the cross member and the edges of the first arm and said second arm are substantially parallel. The first arm, the second arm, and the cross member are configured to be mounted on three surfaces of the truck so as to limit any rotational, horizontal and vertical movement of the camper. The truck has a cross frame and a truck skin and either the first arm or the second arm of the bracket is attached to said truck skin. The other of the first arm or the second arm of the bracket is attached to either the cross frame or the bottom surface of the bed of the truck. The anchor device includes a tie-down assembly and a connecting assembly that are configured to cooperate.