US 11,702,147 B1
Truck bed technology
Maxwell N. Kleven, Duluth, MN (US)
Assigned to Builtrite, LLC, Two Harbors, MN (US)
Filed by Builtrite, LLC, Two Harbors, MN (US)
Filed on Jan. 19, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/578,933.
Int. Cl. B62D 33/02 (2006.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01); B60P 1/54 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 33/02 (2013.01) [B60P 1/5423 (2013.01); B62D 25/2054 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A truck having a material handler mounted thereon and a truck bed, the material handler comprising a boom, the truck bed comprising a frame, a layer of backer plates, and a layer of non-slip plates, the frame being under the layer of backer plates, the layer of backer plates being under the layer of non-slip plates, the truck bed being elongated in a first direction, the frame comprising a plurality of metal crossmembers extending crosswise to the first direction, the backer plates being formed of a first metal, the non-slip plates being formed of a second metal, and the first metal having a higher strength than the second metal.