Patent ID: 7044528
Filing Date: 2006-05-16
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
1. A wheeled cargo container assembly for use in the bed of a pickup or other similar vehicle, the bed including opposite side walls, a tailgate and a horizontal load support surface, said assembly comprising: a cargo container having a bottom wall, a front wall, a back wall, a first side wall and a second side wall, a pair of wheels being mounted by axles to the first side wall of the cargo container, a pair of vertically spaced hinge straps mounted to the end of the cargo container opposite to that on which the wheels are mounted, a bracket mounted to an inner rear portion of a side wall of the bed, the bracket including a pair of vertically spaced and vertically oriented hinge pins, wherein the hinge straps are mounted on the hinge pins for pivotal movement of the cargo container about the hinge pins with the wheels providing support for the cargo container by rollably contacting a horizontal surface of the bed and tailgate when in an open position, and a bumper on the second sidewall of the cargo container in engagement with the tailgate when the cargo container is in a stowed position and the tailgate is in a closed position to prevent movement of the cargo container during transport.