Patents by Inventor Mark L Skiba

Mark L Skiba has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Hold-down device for pick-up truck cargo beds
    Patent number: 6471455
    Abstract: A new hold-down or retention device comprises a pair of vertical standards bolted or otherwise attached to the cargo bed of a pick-up truck. Preferably, the standards are located near to the cab end of the cargo bed but spaced therefrom. A cross-member is adjustably attached to the standards and extends therebetween. By placing one end of a long object such as a ladder or scaffold plank under the cross-member and adjusting the cross-member down to retain the object to the bed, the object is easily tightly retained to the truck cargo bed even when the object is three or more times the length of the cargo bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Inventor: Mark L Skiba
  • Hold-down device for pick-up truck cargo beds
    Publication number: 20010043844
    Abstract: A new hold-down or retention device comprises a pair of vertical standards bolted or otherwise attached to the cargo bed of a pick-up truck. Preferably, the standards are located near to the cab end of the cargo bed but spaced therefrom. A cross-member is adjustably attached to the standards and extends therebetween. By placing one end of a long object such as a ladder or scaffold plank under the cross-member and adjusting the cross-member down to retain the object to the bed, the object is easily tightly retained to the truck cargo bed even when the object is three or more times the length of the cargo bed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2001
    Publication date: November 22, 2001
    Inventor: Mark L. Skiba
  • Hold-down device for pick-up truck cargo beds
    Patent number: 6193452
    Abstract: A new hold-down or retention device comprises a pair of vertical standards bolted or otherwise attached to the cargo bed of a pick-up truck. Preferably, the standards are located near to the cab end of the cargo bed but spaced therefrom. A cross-member is adjustably attached to the standards and extends therebetween. By placing one end of a long object such as a ladder or scaffold plank under the cross-member and adjusting the cross-member down to retain the object to the bed, the object is easily tightly retained to the truck cargo bed even when the object is three or more times the length of the cargo bed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Inventor: Mark L Skiba