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The Base
Seats in the factory stake pocket and establishes the common mounting interface.
Patented truck-bed accessory interface
Unlock the mounting system already part of your truck.
Pocket Anchor turns a factory truck-bed stake pocket into a removable, repeatable accessory port. One protected interface can support a family of truck, cargo and outdoor products.
U.S. Patent No. 12,420,695 B2
Issued September 23, 2025
Factory stake pocket
Prototype shown installed
01Factory pocket
Use an existing truck-bed stake pocket.
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02Pocket Anchor base
Create a removable interface in the pocket.
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03Interchangeable insert
Connect accessories through one repeatable mounting system.
The system
One interface. Two stages. Endless directions.
Pocket Anchor is designed around a base that occupies the factory stake pocket and a removable insert that connects to it. The result is a common interface that can support different accessory concepts without requiring permanent truck-bed modification.
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The Insert
Engages the base to provide a removable connection point for accessory-specific hardware.
Tool-free interaction
Designed for fast insertion and removal.
Non-permanent
Uses the factory stake pocket rather than drilled mounting holes.
Repeatable interface
A consistent connection point for an accessory family.
Platform potential
One architecture, multiple product categories.
Platform potential
Designed to become an accessory platform.
The working prototype proves the interface. These concept visualizations show how a licensee could extend it into a family of removable truck-bed products.
Outdoor recreation
Bike carrier
Bed-mounted bike transport using removable supports at the factory stake-pocket locations.
Overlanding
Tent / awning base
A removable rack foundation for a rooftop tent, awning, lighting and camp hardware.
Outdoor recreation
Kayak carrier
Elevated cross-bed support for kayaks and other long recreational gear.
Work truck and cargo
Modular rack system
A shared mounting architecture for ladder racks, headache racks and cargo-support equipment.
Concept applications are illustrative and are not representations of production-ready accessory designs.
Prototype proof
Physical hardware, not a paper concept.
Multiple metal prototypes have been fabricated and installed in pickup stake pockets. The demonstration footage shows the removable interface in operation.
Prototype demonstrationOriginal development footage
Issued intellectual property
U.S. Patent No. 12,420,695 B2
Pocket Anchor is protected by an issued U.S. patent covering the Stake Pocket Utility System.
View issued patent- Title
- Stake Pocket Utility System
- Issued
- September 23, 2025
- Inventors
- Ryan Robert Wach
William Littell Everitt III - Patent term
- Extends to April 28, 2044
For product companies
A protected interface for brands that already know the customer.
Pocket Anchor is being offered for licensing to companies in truck accessories, racks, outdoor recreation, overlanding and adjacent product categories.
The strongest fit is a partner that can turn the protected interface into a branded product family, manufacture it at scale and distribute it through an established channel.
Potential deal structures
- 01 Category-specific licensing
- 02 Conditional exclusivity
- 03 Per-unit royalty structure
- 04 Co-developed accessory platform
Licensing inquiries
Could Pocket Anchor fit your product platform?
For a nonconfidential overview, category-fit conversation or licensing inquiry, contact the inventors through Novität LLC.
pocketanchor@novitatllc.com