Patent ID: 6742825
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A vehicle bed liner and a box combination, comprising:a bed liner comprising a first and second opposite sides, a front end, and a base, wherein the first and second opposite sides respectively have a first and a second internal surface, wherein the first and second internal surface respectively define a first and a second internal surface docking member, whereby the first and second internal surface docking members are opposite each other; a box of generally rectangular shape comprising a first and second opposite ends, a first and second opposite sides, a base and a lid that can move between an open and a closed position, wherein the first and second opposite ends of the box each respectively comprise a first and second exterior surface, wherein the first and second exterior surface respectively define a first and a second exterior surface docking member, wherein the first exterior surface docking member reversibly docks with the first interior surface docking member and the second exterior surface docking member reversibly docks with the second interior surface docking member; an internal reversible securing mechanism located inside the box and in operable communication with the first and second internal surface docking members of the bed liner to reversibly secure the box to the bed liner; and an external locking mechanism to reversibly secure the lid to the box, whereby the box can be removed easily from the bed liner by opening the lid of the box and operating the reversible securing mechanism to release the box from the bed liner, and further whereby the box can be placed easily into the bed liner by aligning the first and second exterior surface docking members with the first and second interior surface docking members and lowering the box into the bed liner to place the box in the bed liner.