Patent ID: 6170724
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A collapsible storage device for use in a pickup truck bed comprising:a rear panel;a lower panel hingeably attached to a lower edge of the rear panel at a first edge;a first side panel hingeably attached to a first side edge of the rear panel at a first edge;a second side panel hingeably attached to a first side edge of the rear panel at a first edge;a first compression mounting attached to the face of the first side panel such that the first compression mounting is compressed between the first side panel and a first sidewall of the pickup truck bed when the first side panel is in an open position;a second compression mounting attached to the face of the second side panel such that the second compression mounting is compressed between the second side panel and a second sidewall opposing the first sidewall of the pickup truck bed when the second side panel is in an open position;a top panel hingeably attached to a top edge of the rear panel at a first edge, the top panel resting on a top edge of the first and second side panels when the first and second side panels are in an open position, wherein the storage device provides an enclosed compartment when the first and second panels are in the open position and the storage device is positioned in the pickup truck bed such that a second edge opposite the first edge of each of the top, lower, first side and second side panels is positioned adjacent to a tailgate of the pickup truck bed when the tailgate is in a closed position.