Patent ID: 6672641
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A tool box for use with a vehicle, said vehicle having a bed, said bed having a length and a width, said tool box for use with a ladder, said ladder having rungs and said vehicle bed having a left side wall having a top and a right side wall having a top and a back wall having a top and said vehicle bed having a tailgate, said tool box comprising:(1) a top plate having a length and a wall end and an extended end, the top plate being rotatably attached to the top of the back wall at the wall end, said top plate further having a width at least approximately equal to the width of the bed; (2) a front plate running between the left side wall and the right side wall having a bed end and a raised end, the front plate being rotatably attached by at least one pivot at the bed end to the bed at a given location between the tailgate and the back wall; and (3) a joining means for connecting the raised end to the extended end defining a space capable of receiving the ladder between the bed and the bed end and wherein the front plate is pivotally connected above the bed so that the front plate may be pivoted upright to join with the top plate and wherein the front plate further comprises an extension plate attached to the bed end for fitting between the rungs of the ladder when the front plate is pivoted to join with the top plate so that the ladder may be securely held.