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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2000
Leonard A. Flores, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Richard D. Wilson, Glendale, AZ (US);
Other;
Abstract
A vehicle tie-down strap anchor and storage assembly includes a stake pocket anchor assembly for anchoring a tie-down strap to and storing a tie-down strap in a vehicle stake pocket and/or a tie-down strap anchor and storage box assembly adapted to be secured to a toolbox or surface in a cargo bed portion of a vehicle. The anchor for the stake pocket anchor assembly is resilient and has a generally V-shaped configuration with a base portion and a pair of arms extending upward and outward from the base portion to contact an interior surface of an upper wall of a vehicle stake pocket to retain the stake pocket anchor within the vehicle stake pocket. A tie-down strap is secured to the base of the anchor and, when not in use, can be stored within the vehicle stake pocket between the arms of the anchor. A tie-down strap is secured within the tie-down strap anchor and storage box assembly and, when not in use, can be stored in the box. Each assembly includes a cover for covering openings in the stake pocket and the box, respectively.