Patent ID: 6729514
Filing Date: 2004-05-04
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
An elongated lockable rainproof storage container for use in a bed of a pickup truck, said container having:a flat bottom floor, a vertical front wall, two vertical end walls and a fourth wall opposite said front wall, the four walls being generally perpendicular to the flat bottom floor, a top rainproof container closure supported atop said walls and movable between closed and open positions to provide access to the interior of the container, said front wall including an elongated rectangular swingable panel with hinge means along a lower elongated edge of the panel connecting said panel to the container bottom by means including an elongated continuous waterproof hinge permitting the panel to swing about ninety degrees between an erect first position perpendicular to the container bottom and a second load supporting position parallel to the container bottom floor, sealing means at opposite ends of said panel forming a watertight seal between said panel and said end walls when said panel is swung to said first position, said container providing a vertically unobstructed load storage access space between the container end walls and at the location of the front wall and communicating with an adjacent area outside the container when the container closure is opened and the panel is in said second position.