Patent ID: 6334560
Filing Date: 2002-01-01
Classification: B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
A truck box, comprising:a front wall, back wall, bottom wall, opposed end walls and a top lid all interconnected to form a hollow interior, said top lid mounting a pair of spaced strikers; a pair of paddle latches carried by said front wall and being spaced from one another, each of said paddle latches having a latch element with a hook end positioned to releasably engage one of said strikers; said front wall being formed with a channel which spans at least said space between said paddle latches, said channel having an interior; an operating rod having a first end section, a second end section and a center section therebetween, said center section extending within said interior of said channel between said paddle latches to substantially protect said center section from exposure to said hollow interior, said first end section being mounted to one of said latch elements and said second end section being mounted to the other of said latch elements, said operating rod being movable between an open position in which said hook end of each said latch elements disengages a respective striker bar and a closed position in which said hook end of each said latch elements engage a respective striker bar.