US 12,291,171 B2
Modular mounting system with removable cross-bars and side panels for truck beds and the like
William H. Kiefer, IV, Elizabethtown, PA (US); and Nathan T. Sutherland, Wyomissing, PA (US)
Assigned to N.B. Adventures LLC, Wyomissing, PA (US)
Filed by N.B. Adventures LLC, Wyomissing, PA (US)
Filed on Mar. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/700,716.
Application 17/700,716 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/522,893, filed on Nov. 9, 2021, granted, now 11,891,124.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/172,647, filed on Apr. 8, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0324391 A1, Oct. 13, 2022
Int. Cl. B60R 9/06 (2006.01); B60R 9/10 (2006.01); B60R 9/12 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 9/06 (2013.01) [B60R 9/10 (2013.01); B60R 9/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A structure for supporting a removable cross-bar for mounting accessories on vehicles, comprising:
a support member having a lower section configured to attach to an upper region of a peripheral wall around a vehicle bed and having an upper section extending to a height above the peripheral wall around the vehicle bed, and
a brace attached to the upper section of the support member;
wherein the brace comprises a support surface for supporting a removable cross-bar, and two extending lateral support surfaces for fixing the removable cross-bar,
wherein the support member comprises a lower upright wall element that extends downwardly from one end of a horizontal cross-element, and an upper upright wall element that extends upwardly from the other end of the horizontal cross-element, and
wherein the removable cross-bar is placed within the brace, and bolts or screws are screwed into the removable cross-bar.