US 12,280,643 B1
Truck rack and topper system
Skyler Wilhelm Coppenrath, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to TRACKTOPS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, Houston, TX (US)
Filed by Tracktops Limited Liability Company, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on May 17, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/666,913.
Int. Cl. B60J 7/10 (2006.01)
CPC B60J 7/104 (2013.01) 31 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A rack for a truck bed, comprising:
a structural framework formed by a set of linear rails and a set of couplings, wherein each linear rail has a first end connected to one of the couplings and a second end connected to another of the couplings, and wherein the linear rails and the couplings are connected to form a driver side frame, a front frame, a passenger side frame, a rear frame and a top frame;
wherein each linear rail has a uniform cross-sectional profile along its length, and wherein the uniform cross-sectional profile has an outer profile that forms an outwardly directed T-slot and a central tube having an interior profile that is a complex shape; and
wherein each coupling includes a rigid body and a plurality of linear connectors extending from the rigid body, wherein, for each of the linear connectors, the linear connector has an exterior profile that is a complement to and slidably received within the interior profile of the linear rail to which the linear connector is connected, and wherein the central tube circumscribes the exterior profile of the linear connector.