Patent ID: 7168767
Filing Date: 2007-01-30
Classification: B60P

Abstract:
1. A plastic pick up truck box with a light-duty dumping mechanism for use on a pick-up truck chassis, comprising: a plastic pick-up truck box bed having a sandwiched plastic configuration formed from plastic material in a two sided mold, said plastic pick-up truck box bed including an inner and an outer skin with a center extending therebetween; at least one metallic stanchion supporting insert encapsulated within the plastic configuration pick-up truck box bed; a lifting mechanism attached to said at least one metallic stanchion insert encapsulated within the pick-up truck box bed, said lifting mechanism also extending to and attached to the chassis of the pick-up truck; and a pivot point between and connecting the pick-up truck chassis and the double skinned plastic configuration pick-up truck box bed, whereby said lifting mechanism lifts against the stanchion supporting insert and tilts the pick-up truck box bed against the pivot point so that the pick-up truck bed is able to dump any contents therein.