Patents by Inventor Barry Alan Benoit

Barry Alan Benoit 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).

  • Apparatus and method for connecting bed rails to truck boxes
    Patent number: 5954381
    Abstract: An adapter for connecting a bed rail to a truck box includes a mounting block (10) having a threaded mounting fastener aperture (15). The mounting block (10) also includes a groove (12) which has a configuration which matches that of the cross sectional configuration of the bed rail (30). A threaded bed rail bore (13) is positioned in the block (10) to allow a set screw (14) to firmly hold the bed rail (30) after is has been inserted into the mounting block (10). The mounting block (10) is secured to the storage box (10) by means of a threaded bolt which is inserted through a mounting fastener opening (22) in the mounting section (20a) of the storage box (20). The bolt goes through the storage box (20) mounting block (10) and is held in position by a nut (80).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Inventors: Daniel Paul Theriot, Barry Alan Benoit