Abstract: A cargo tiedown permanently installable to the bed or floor of the cargo area of a pickup truck, trailer, or other vehicle, provides security for relatively thin, flat or narrow articles (e.g., sheet material, pipe, elongate extrusions, etc.) carried on the bed or floor. The tiedowns are preferably installed in pairs, on opposite sides of the floor or bed. The tiedown is monolithically formed of a series of base portions with tiedown loops or bridges extending therebetween. Each of the base portions include at least one fastener passage providing for securing the tiedown to the vehicle cargo floor. Each tiedown may include two or more tiedown loops or bridges, providing for the securing of a rope or other retainer laterally across the floor or bed. The base portions may be hollow, in order to save weight and material, and may include bosses extending through the hollow base portions for greater strength.

Abstract: A cargo tiedown permanently installable to the bed or floor of the cargo area of a pickup truck, trailer, or other vehicle, provides security for relatively thin, flat or narrow articles (e.g., sheet material, pipe, elongate extrusions, etc.) carried on the bed or floor. The tiedowns are preferably installed in pairs, on opposite sides of the floor or bed. Each tiedown may include one or more tiedown rings or U-bolts, providing for the securing of a rope or other retainer laterally across the floor or bed. The device includes counterbores in the bottom, to provide clearance for the attachment fittings used to secure the U-bolts and/or rings in the device, and allowing for flush mounting of the device to the underlying surface. The device is formed to eliminate sharp edges, in order to better protect any articles with which it might come in contact, and includes a recess at each U-bolt or ring for clearance of the rope or retainer.