Patent ID: 7438338
Filing Date: 2008-10-21
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A storage arrangement for a vehicle, the vehicle having a substantially horizontal rear deck, side walls spaced apart form each other and extending upwardly of the rear deck, and a tailgate mounted for pivotal movement between closed and open positions, said storage arrangement including: at least two side panels respectively mounted to the side walls of the vehicle in substantially vertical positions extending upwardly from adjacent the rear deck, said side panels being horizontally spaced laterally apart from each other, each side panel having a first groove extending upwardly of the rear deck of the vehicle and a second groove extending substantially horizontally, said first and second grooves of the two panels being respectively, substantially aligned with each other across the rear deck, a front panel having upper, bottom, and side edges portions, said side edge portions being respectively slidably receivable in the aligned first grooves of the side panels to locate the front panel in a first position with the bottom edge portion thereof adjacent the rear deck of the vehicle and the front panel extending upwardly from adjacent the rear deck, at least one top panel having forward, rearward, and side edge portions, said side edge portions of said top panel being respectively slidably receivable in the aligned second grooves of the side panels, said top panel further having at least one stop member adjacent the forward edge portion thereof to stop said top panel in a first position with the side edge portions thereof received in said second grooves and with the forward edge portion of the top panel extending over the upper edge portion of the front panel to maintain the front panel in said first position thereof, said rear deck and side panels with said front and top panels in said respective first positions defining all walls of an enclosed storage space less one with the tailgate in said closed position defining the remaining wall of the enclosed storage space, said tailgate in said open position allowing access to said storage space and said tailgate in said closed position preventing access to said storage space.