Patent ID: 6607228
Filing Date: 2003-08-19
Classification: B60R,B62D

Abstract:
An apparatus (10) for carrying articles in a load deck (102) of an open deck vehicle, the load deck (102) including a floor (104), the apparatus comprising:a base (12) comprising a front panel (14) and a top panel (22) extending transversely from the front panel (14), and a plurality of mounts (26, 31) for attaching the base (12) to the load deck (102), wherein the base (12) is attached to the floor (104) of the load deck (102) such that an enclosed space (24) is at least partially defined by the front and top panels (14, 22), and the floor (104) of the load deck (102); and a cage (70) comprised of a plurality of frame segments (72, 82, 84), wherein the cage is mounted to the base (12) to define a cage compartment (71) above the top panel (22).