Patent ID: 9387812
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: B60R,B62D

Claim Text:
1. A storage apparatus installed in a vehicle with a flat bed and a tailgate, said storage apparatus having a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, said storage apparatus comprising: a container comprised of a bottom panel, a plurality of side walls, a lateral panel, and a top panel, said side walls being hinged to said bottom panel, said lateral panel being hinged to said bottom panel, said top panel being removeably attached to said lateral panel; a frame comprised of a base board fixedly attached to the tailgate, a plurality of side boards connected orthogonally to said base board, a pair of support posts extending orthogonally from said base board, a plurality of slide rails extending orthogonally from said base board between the support posts, and a plurality of bridge planks extending from said base board, wherein said support posts, said slide rails, and said bridge planks are planar and generally parallel with each other, and wherein each bridge plank has a folded end opposite said base board, wherein said frame further comprises: a slide member having a base end and hinge end, said base end being in sliding engagement with said bottom panel of said container, said hinge end being pivotally attached to said slide bar of said frame.