Abstract: A truck bed clothesline assembly for clothes drying comprising: a first vertical post, said first post inserts into a first opening on a first side of a truck bed sidewall; a second vertical post, said second post inserts into a second opening on a second side of a truck bed sidewall; a first crossbar, attached to the top of the first vertical post; a second crossbar attached to the top of the second vertical post; at least one clothesline across the opening of the truck bed; and an attachment means for attaching the at least one clothesline to the first crossbar and second crossbar. The posts are interchangeable between each truck bed sidewall.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method for the preparation of a shaped body which includes the step of cold pressing a material to give the shaped body, wherein the material has been prepared by means of a gelation process and not substantially comminuted prior to cold pressing.The shaped body can be heated subsequently to pressing to produce a sintered shaped body.Preferably the material for pressing, prepared by a gelation process and not substantially comminuted, is a selected physical configuration.