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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2006
Brian B. Cuyler, Oxford, MI (US);
Darren Womack, Windsor, CA;
Richard Dumbleton, Northville, MI (US);
Blaine Bradley, Madison, MS (US);
Brian B. Cuyler, Oxford, MI (US);
Darren Womack, Windsor, CA;
Richard Dumbleton, Northville, MI (US);
Blaine Bradley, Madison, MS (US);
Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc., Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Nissan North America, Inc., Franklin, TN (US);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a bed liner for a truck bed. The method comprises providing a truck bed, applying a masking device to an orifice in the truck bed, retaining the masking device in the orifice by inserting a portion of the masking device into the orifice, applying a coating of truck bed liner material to the truck bed, and removing the masking device. After removing the masking device, a region of the truck bed surrounding the orifice is free of the truck bed liner material. The orifice may include a nut. A portion of the masking device can be inserted into the nut. The masking device may include a clip.