US Patent Issued to MACNEIL IP on June 2 for "Vehicle cargo area liner with affixation device" (Illinois Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,643,488, issued on June 2, was assigned to MACNEIL IP LLC (Bolingbrook, Ill.).

"Vehicle cargo area liner with affixation device" was invented by Frederick W. Masanek Jr. (Barrington, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle cargo area liner, such as a pickup truck bed liner, is affixed to a vehicle wall using a pin-and-socket affixation device. The rounded free end of the pin permits an upstanding panel of the liner to have a substantial draft with respect to the vehicle wall. Use of one, two or more of the affixation devices prevents separation of the liner from the pickup truck bed in windy conditions."

The patent was filed on Aug...