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An anchor for insertion in, and securement to, a stake receiving pocket in a truck such as a pickup truck is provided. The anchor is used in erecting a camper, to secure tent poles or a tent frame to the truck, in order to assemble the camper unit over a bed of the truck. The anchor includes an expa

An anchor for insertion in, and securement to, a stake receiving pocket in a truck such as a pickup truck is provided. The anchor is used in erecting a camper, to secure tent poles or a tent frame to the truck, in order to assemble the camper unit over a bed of the truck. The anchor includes an expandable portion, a bolt mechanism for actuating the expandable portion, and an adjustable socket member for engagement with the tent frame. When used, the expandable member is inserted between generally opposite walls in the stake receiving pocket of the truck. The bolt member is actuated, causing the expandable member to expand and engage the opposite walls, to secure the anchor in position. The socket member is adjustable and may be oriented within the anchor in a preferred position for mounting of the tent frame thereon. A method is provided for assembling a camper unit on a pickup truck bed using the tent pole anchor. Also, an operational combination is provided in which a plurality of anchors are used in association with arching cross members to support a tent covering over the bed of the truck.

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A tent pole anchor for anchoring a selected tent pole to a pickup truck stake receiving pocket having opposite sidewalls; and tent pole anchor comprising: (a) an expandable plug member having a longitudinal bore extending therethrough; (i) said expandable plug member being selectively expandable in

A tent pole anchor for anchoring a selected tent pole to a pickup truck stake receiving pocket having opposite sidewalls; and tent pole anchor comprising: (a) an expandable plug member having a longitudinal bore extending therethrough; (i) said expandable plug member being selectively expandable in directions transverse to said longitudinal bore, whenever said plug is substantially compressed by forces directed along a direction of extension of said bore; (ii) said plug member being sized, when not substantially expanded, to be receivable within a selected stake receiving pocket in a pickup truck, with said longitudinal bore extending such that expansion of said plug member, when actuated, is generally toward the opposite sidewalls of the pocket; (b) a bolt member having a head portion and a shaft portion; (i) said bolt member being mounted on said plug member with said bolt member shaft portion extending through said plug bore; (ii) said shaft portion having first and second ends with said head portion being mounted on said shaft portion first end; (c) a nut plate threadibly engageable with said shaft portion second end; (i) said plug member, as said bolt member is increasingly threaded into said nut plate, being compressed along said longitudinal bore, and generally expanding in directions transverse thereto; (d) a slide member mounted in said anchor and engaging said bolt member substantially near said head portion; and (e) a tent pole receiving socket member mounted on said slide member; (i) said socket member being selectively engageable with a selected tent pole to support same; (f) whereby said anchor may be selectively secured to a pickup truck stake receiving pocket by selective actuation of said bolt member and said nut plate; and (g) whereby a tent pole may be selectively secured to said anchor by insertion of portion of the tent pole into said tent pole-receiving socket member, orienting the tent pole in a preferred position of extension for use in supporting a tent.