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A deployable cargo supporting apparatus for pickup trucks that is deployable from a stowed configuration wherein load support beams are secured along each of the cargo box side walls by specially configured brackets, to a deployed configuration wherein the load support beams are transversely dispose

A deployable cargo supporting apparatus for pickup trucks that is deployable from a stowed configuration wherein load support beams are secured along each of the cargo box side walls by specially configured brackets, to a deployed configuration wherein the load support beams are transversely disposed across the width of the cargo box, in an elevated position above the floor, and secured on opposing ends by said brackets. In the stowed configuration, each load support beam, and a pair of tie-down devices slidably disposed thereon, is secured parallel to the cargo box sidewall proximate the top portion thereof by retaining pins projecting from each of the brackets. In the deployed configuration, each support beam is positioned transversely across the width of the pickup truck cargo box, and the opposing end portions of each of said beams are anchored and received within the U-shaped top portion of corresponding bracket members thereby providing elevated, load carrying beams capable of supporting substantial loads above the floor of the cargo bed. A pair of tie-down members are slidably disposed on each load support beam.

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[What is claimed is:] [5.]four brackets adapted for attachment to a pickup truck cargo box side wall, each of said brackets including a C-shaped clamp portion and a U-shaped top portion, said C-shaped clamp portion for selectively connecting the bracket to one of the pickup truck side walls, said U-

[What is claimed is:] [5.]four brackets adapted for attachment to a pickup truck cargo box side wall, each of said brackets including a C-shaped clamp portion and a U-shaped top portion, said C-shaped clamp portion for selectively connecting the bracket to one of the pickup truck side walls, said U-shaped top portion configured for orientation toward the opposing pickup truck side wall when the bracket is connected to one of the pickup truck side walls;two elongate load supporting beams, each of said beams defining a plurality of apertures extending therethrough;a pair of tie-down devices matingly engaging each of said load supporting beams and slidably positionable along the lengths thereof;means for independently anchoring said pair of tie-down devices relative to said beams;said beams selectively configurable from a stowed configuration wherein said beams are each fixed by two of said brackets along opposing cargo box side walls, to a deployed configuration wherein each of said beams is disposed transversely across the cargo box and supported on opposing ends thereof by opposing brackets.