Abstract: Apparatus and Methods for imaging magnetic fields and for using images of magnetic fields in the authentication of magnetic stripe cards or documents are disclosed. The systems described provide an increased tolerance for misalignments of magnetic reading heads. One preferred embodiment of the invention includes sensing circuitry for sensing an image of the magnetic field using an array of magnetic reading heads and sampling circuitry connected to the sensing circuitry.

Abstract: An enclosure for use with a cargo bed liner providing access to a tie-down fastener attached to the cargo bed. The liner with which the enclosure is used includes a wall portion having a hole therein. The liner wall is aligned in relation to the cargo bed wall such that the fastener is accessible through the hole in the liner wall when the liner is installed. The enclosure includes a casing used for insertion into the hole in the liner wall. The casing also includes as least one aperture for the receipt of the fastener and an open portion sized to be substantially coincident with the hole in the liner wall when the casing is inserted through the hole. In this manner, access is provided to the fastener through the open portion of the casing. Also included as part of the enclosure is a flanged portion having an opening therethrough.

Abstract: A truck bed liner with rail protection which protects the horizontal top rail of a vertical cargo bed wall. The rail protector is integral with an upright surface of the liner and includes an upper portion, a lower portion, and a connecting portion. The upper portion extends away from the cargo bed and is spaced from the top rail. The lower portion is generally horizontal and extends outwardly and is substantially flush with the top rail. A vertically extending connecting portion connects the upper and lower portions and provides increased warpage resistance to the invention. A resilient load-bearing foam member, or a reinforcing plate oriented over a stake pocket and with securing means, is positioned inward of the vertically extending connecting portion and assists in maintaining the lower portion of the rail protector away from the top rail to reduce scuffing and damage to the top rail.

Abstract: Tie-down fastener formed as an integral part of a vehicle cargo liner and the process of making the same. The liner has a first liner surface, which engages the interior surface of the vehicle cargo bed when the liner is a truck bed liner, and a second liner surface opposite the first liner surface. One embodiment includes a washer or nut embedded in and substantially flush with the first liner surface of the liner for the attachment of a screw or bolt therethrough. In a second embodiment, a raised protrusion having a hole therethrough for the attachment of a tie-down thereto extends from the second liner surface and away from the first liner surface of the liner. In another embodiment, a protrusion extending from the second liner surface and away from the first liner surface of the liner is used to fasten a clip, bolt or rod which may, in turn, be used for attachment of a tie-down thereto.

Abstract: The invention comprises a truck bed liner for a vehicle cargo bed including a liner floor and four support members which are formed from the liner floor and protrude upward from the liner floor. Two pairs of support members are positioned such that a restraining member may be placed between the right support members and the left support members. The restraining member is held in place by the support members and therefore compartmentalizes the cargo area and provides a mechanism to restrict or inhibit the movement of small or oddly shaped items within the cargo bed without reducing the width of the interior cargo area.

Abstract: An enclosure for use with a cargo bed liner providing access to a tie-down fastener attached to the cargo bed.Iadd., and method for installing the liner to provide such access. The fastener has a connecting portion for connecting the fastener to the cargo bed wall and an extended portion extending from the cargo bed wall.Iaddend.. The liner with which the enclosure is used includes a wall portion having a hole therein. The liner wall is aligned in relation to the cargo bed wall such that the .Iadd.extended portion of the .Iaddend.fastener is accessible through the hole in the liner wall when the liner is installed. The enclosure includes a casing used for insertion into the hole in the liner wall. The casing also includes as least one aperture for the receipt of the .Iadd.connecting portion of the .Iaddend.fastener and an open portion sized to be substantially coincident with the hole in the liner wall when the casing is inserted through the hole.