Patent ID: 6139080
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
A manually installable and removable storage apparatus for a truck including a rear bed partially defined by a floor including a floor latch, and an upwardly extending side wall including an inwardly projecting lip portion, said removable storage apparatus comprising, in combination;a container section including right and left side walls, front and rear side walls, a bottom wall, and a top wall defining an opening therein together partially defining an interior storage compartment, wherein said top wall includes a first surface extending between said front side wall and a rearward portion of said top wall and a second surface extending between said rearward portion of said top wall and said rear side wall, wherein said second surface of said top wall is so shaped that said second surface mates with the inwardly projecting lip portion of the side wall of the truck when said second surface of said top wall is inserted into the inwardly projecting lip portion of the side wall of the truck;a lid section movably connected to said container section along adjoining edges thereof for relative movement between an open position wherein said interior storage compartment is accessible through said opening defined in said top wall of said container section and a closed position wherein said interior storage compartment is inaccessible;a latch member movably connected to said container section and engageable with the floor latch of the floor of the truck, wherein said removable storage apparatus is immovably locked into the rear bed of the truck when said second surface of said top wall of said container section is inserted into the inwardly projecting lip portion of the side wall of the truck and said latch member is engaged with the floor latch of the floor of the truck.