Patent ID: 6305730
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A storage trunk creation system for a vehicle having a load deck, deck sidewalls and a tailgate comprising:a) a pair of side panels, each of said side panels having a forward most end and being mounted to respective deck sidewalls of a vehicle in generally parallel relation thereto, each of said pair of side panels extending substantially to a most rearward end of said deck side walls;b) an end panel extending between said forward most ends of said side panels and down to a vehicle load deck, said end panel, said side panels, said deck sidewalls and said load deck defining a storage trunk compartment; andc) an access door connected to said end panel, said access door being structured for swinging movement from a first, open position, wherein said storage trunk compartment is accessible, to a second, closed position, wherein said storage trunk compartment is enclosed.