Patent ID: 6241137
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A removable deck/platform storage system for selective removable installation in the cargo area of a vehicle, comprising:a forward deck member having a generally rectangular flat deck portion with laterally opposed sides and opposed front and rear ends, a pair of generally rectangular storage compartments, each disposed near a respective one of said laterally opposed sides and having a lower portion depending from an underside of said forward deck member deck portion sized and shaped to be received on a floor surface of the vehicle cargo area for supporting said forward deck member deck portion a distance horizontally above said floor surface;an aft deck member having a generally rectangular flat deck portion with laterally opposed sides and opposed front and rear ends, a pair of generally rectangular storage compartments, each disposed near a respective one of said laterally opposed sides and having a lower portion depending from an underside of said aft deck member deck portion sized and shaped to be received on a floor surface of the vehicle cargo area to support said aft deck member deck portion a distance horizontally above said floor surface;a lid disposed at an upper end of each said storage compartment for enclosing each respective said storage compartment, each of said lids being generally flush with a top surface of said deck portions in a closed position;said depending storage compartments having an exterior sized and shaped to support said deck portions in a horizontal plane a distance above the floor of the cargo area floor to define a below-deck storage area therebetween for storing items therein concealed from view and an above-deck storage area above said deck portions;said generally rectangular storage compartments having an interior sized and shaped to provide additional storage space for storage of smaller items andsaid forward deck member and said aft deck member sized to be selectively received in said vehicle cargo area in stacked relation one supported atop the other, wherein;said depending storage compartments of the lowermost one of said forward or aft deck member support said lowermost deck member deck portion horizontally a distance above the floor of the cargo area floor to define a below-deck storage area therebetween for storing items therein concealed from view; andsaid depending storage compartments of the uppermost one of said forward or aft deck member are engaged on a top surface of said lowermost deck member and support said uppermost deck member deck portion a distance above said top surface of said lowermost deck member in generally parallel vertically spaced relation to define a below-deck storage area therebetween for storing items therein concealed from view and an above-deck storage area above said uppermost deck portion.