Patent Publication Number: US-2019184904-A1

Title: Pickup truck storage box

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This Non-provisional application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a) on Patent Application No(s). 201711338974.0 filed in People&#39;s Republic of China on Dec. 14, 2017, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a pickup truck field, and more particularly, to a pickup truck storage box. 
     Description of the Related Art 
     The pickup truck is a kind of vehicle with a car head cab and with an open carriage at the same time. Relying on its beautiful appearance, car-like comfort, strong power, low price, as well as the practicability of capable of both carrying people and carrying goods, the pickup truck is welcomed by a plurality of consumers. 
     However, the pickup truck does not have a trunk. Therefore, there is no place to store articles in the vehicle, and many owners directly put the articles on rear seats and below the seats, which greatly affects cleanliness and beauty of the vehicle. This disadvantage affects promotion and use of the pickup truck. U.S. Pat. No. 6,824,029 B2 provides a storage box on the rear seat of the pickup truck. The middle of the storage box is provided with a path for spacing the storage space, and a division plate is arranged along a length direction of a box body. A design layout of engaging slots of the division plate is unreasonable which leads the storage space of the storage box is relatively small. In addition, small articles or round articles cannot be fixed. When the vehicle is driving at a high speed, the small articles placed in the storage box will roll and make noise. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The objective of the present invention is to solve above-mentioned problems, providing a pickup truck storage box and adjusting a layout of the engaging slot of the division plates, such that the storage space is larger. In addition, a structure fixing small articles is arranged for better storing small articles. 
     To achieve above-mentioned objective, the present invention provides a pickup truck storage box, including: a rectangular box body, an elastic net and a plurality of division plates. The box body includes a bottom plate, a front side plate, a back side plate, a left side plate and a right side plate. The left side plate, the front side plate, the right side plate and the back side plate are connected in sequence and form a storage space together with the bottom plate, and the box body is provided with a plurality of pairs of engaging slots along a length direction. The division plates are detachably inserted into the engaging slots, and the elastic net is hung at a position close to a side wall of the box body. 
     In one embodiment of the present invention, the division plates may be provided with depressions, and the depressions on a plurality of division plates may correspond to each other. 
     In one embodiment of the present invention, an upper edge of each division plate may be provided with a flexible cushion. 
     In one embodiment of the present invention, a material of each division plate may be polypropylene plastic, a material of the flexible cushion may be rubber, and the division plate and the flexible cushion may be integrally injection-molded. 
     In one embodiment of the present invention, each division plate may be provided with a hook, and the elastic net may be hung at the hook. 
     In one embodiment of the present invention, the hook may be formed by partially hollowing out the division plate. 
     In one embodiment of the present invention, a bottom surface of the bottom plate may be provided with a plurality of first strengthening ribs arranged in a crisscross pattern. 
     In one embodiment of the present invention, both the front side plate and the back side plate may be provided with a plurality of longitudinally arranged second strengthening ribs, and the back side plate may be provided with at least a horizontally arranged third strengthening rib. The third strengthening rib may be connected with a plurality of second strengthening ribs at the back side plate. 
     In one embodiment of the present invention, both the left side plate and the right side plate may be provided with arc protruding platforms. 
     In one embodiment of the present invention, the box body may be processed and formed by injection molding process. 
     Compared with the prior art, beneficial effects of the present technical solution are: 
     In the pickup truck storage box of the present invention, by arranging a plurality of pairs of engaging slots along the length direction of the box body, the division plates can be inserted into different engaging slots so as to adjust the storage space according to requirements, and the design is more reasonable, thereby obtaining a larger storage space. In addition, the elastic net is arranged to fix small articles and round articles which prevents the small articles or round articles from rolling when the pickup truck is driving at a high speed. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a pickup truck storage box according to one embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is a perspective view a box body of the pickup truck storage box according to one embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 3  is another perspective view of the box body of the pickup truck storage box according to one embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 4  is a side view of the box body of the pickup truck storage box according to one embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 5  is a top view of the box body of the pickup truck storage box according to one embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 6  is a structural schematic diagram of a division plate of the pickup truck storage box according to one embodiment of the present invention; and 
         FIG. 7  is a structural schematic diagram of a division plate of a pickup truck storage box according to another embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     A technical solution of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings through specific embodiments. 
     Please refer to  FIG. 1  to  FIG. 5 . The present invention provides a pickup truck storage box, including: a rectangular box body  1 , an elastic net  2  and a plurality of division plates  3 . The box body  1  includes a bottom plate  11 , a front side plate  12 , a back side plate  14 , a left side plate  13  and a right side plate  15 . The left side plate  13 , the front side plate  12 , the right side plate  15  and the back side plate  14  are connected in sequence and form a storage space  101  together with the bottom plate  11 . Articles can be stored in the storage space  101 . 
     The box body  1  is provided with a plurality of pairs of engaging slots  16  along a length direction, and the division plates  3  are detachably inserted into the engaging slots  16 . A user can insert the division plates  3  into the corresponding engaging slots  16  according to different sizes of the stored articles, thereby obtaining a larger storage space  101 . In addition, when the stored articles are different, the user can change insertion positions of the division plates  3  at any time, which is very convenient. 
     The elastic net  2  is hung at a position close to a side wall of the box body  1 . Small articles or round articles can be stored inside the elastic net  2 . Due to an elastic effect of the elastic net  2 , small articles or round articles can be well fixed in the box body  1 , and small articles or round articles will not roll randomly when the pickup truck is driving at a high speed. 
     In the pickup truck storage box of the present invention, by arranging a plurality of pairs of engaging slots  16  along the length direction of the box body  1 , the division plates  3  can be inserted into different engaging slots  16  so as to adjust the storage space  101  according to requirements, and the design is more reasonable, thereby obtaining a larger storage space  101 . In addition, the elastic net  2  is arranged to be able to fix small articles and round articles, which avoids the rolling of the small articles or round articles when the pickup truck is driving at a high speed. 
     In one embodiment, the elastic net  2  is made of an elastic nylon material. The material is cheap, and the cost can be reduced. In addition, the elastic net  2  is a double-layer structure, which can fix small articles better. 
     In one embodiment, the box body  1  is provided with four pairs of engaging slots  16 . The four pairs of engaging slots  16  are uniformly distributed along the length direction of the box body  1 , that is, both the front side plate  12  and the back side plate  14  are provided with the engaging slots  16 . The size of a plurality of pairs of engaging slots  16  are the same, and the engaging slots  16  are all suitable for cooperation with the division plates  3 . In one embodiment, the number of the division plates  3  is two, and the two division plates  3  can be inserted into different engaging slots  16 . Then the storage space  101  is divided into a plurality of small storage units, which facilitates the classification and storage of the articles. However, this invention does not limited to thereto. The number of the engaging slots  16  may also be three pairs or five pairs or other values, and the number of the division plates  3  may also be three or four or other values. The present invention does not limit the number of the engaging slots  16  and the number of the division plates  3 . 
     Please refer to  FIG. 6  and  FIG. 7 . The division plates  3  are provided with depressions  31 , and the depressions  31  on a plurality of division plates  3  correspond to each other. Strip-shaped articles, such as fishing rods, pool cues, battledores, tennis rackets and so on, can be placed on the depression  31 . In one embodiment, each division plate  3  is provided with two depressions  31  which can better store the strip-shaped articles in different partitions. However, this invention does not limit to thereto. Each division plate  3  can be provided with one or three depressions  31 , and the present invention does not limit thereto. The shape of the depression  31  can be a rectangle, or a trapezoid, or any other shape, and the present invention does not limit thereto. 
     An upper edge of the division plate  3  is provided with a flexible cushion  32 . The flexible cushion  32  plays a very good role of cushioning to prevent articles placed thereon from being scratched. 
     In one embodiment, a material of the division plate  3  is polypropylene plastic, and a material of the flexible cushion  32  is rubber. The division plate  3  has a good strength and can play a role of blocking and supporting. The flexible cushion  32  has a very good cushioning effect, and the material is cheap. The division plate  3  and the flexible cushion  32  are integrally injection-molded which does not need further processing, and the processing technology is simple. 
     The division plate  3  is provided with hooks  33 , and the elastic net  2  is hung at the hooks  33 . It is very convenient to install and disassemble the elastic net  2 . When the spacing of the division plate  3  is adjusted, the length of the elastic net  2  can be extended or shortened due to its own elastic force, and its applicability is very good. 
     In one embodiment, the hook  33  is formed by partially hollowing out the division plate  3 . On one hand, the material is saved, and on the other hand, the hook  33  will not take up excess space. It is very convenient to use the hook  33 . 
     Please refer to  FIG. 2 . The box body  1  is further provided with a mounting hole  102 . The storage box is placed under the rear seat of the pickup truck, and the box body  1  can be fixed by using straps to pass through the mounting holes  102  to avoid moving of the box body  1  when the pickup truck is driving. 
     Please refer to  FIG. 3 . In one embodiment, a bottom surface of the bottom plate  11  is provided with a plurality of first strengthening ribs  111  arranged in a crisscross pattern. The first strengthening ribs  111  increase the friction between the box body  1  and the pickup car and improve the strength of the box body  1  at the same time. In addition, the upper edge of the box body  1  is provided with a turnup edge  17 . The structure of the turnup edge  17  can prevent deformation of the box body  1  at the opening thereof, and the edge smoothly transits to avoid scratching the user. 
     Please refer to  FIG. 1 . Both the front side plate  12  and the back side plate  14  are provided with a plurality of longitudinally arranged second strengthening ribs  112 , and the back side plate  14  is provided with at least a horizontally arranged third strengthening rib  113 . The third strengthening rib  113  is connected with a plurality of second strengthening ribs  112  at the back side plate  14 . Arranging the second strengthening ribs  112  and the third strengthening rib  113  can improve the strength of the front side plate  12  and the back side plate  14 . In one embodiment, the second strengthening ribs  112  are trapezoidal ribs protruding outward. The structure is more stable, and the strength is higher. 
     In addition, please refer to  FIG. 4 , a height of the back side plate  14  is larger than a height of the front side plate  12  to facilitate pulling out the box body  1  from below the seat. 
     Please refer to  FIG. 1 . Both the left side plate  13  and the right side plate  15  are provided with arc protruding platforms  114 , which can improve the strength of the left side plate  13  and the right side plate  15  of the box body  1  so as to make the structure of the box body  1  more stable. 
     In one embodiment, the box body  1  is processed and formed by injection molding process. The surface of the product made by the injection molding process is smooth and does not produce raw edge. Therefore, it does not need a secondary processing, the production process is simpler and the appearance is more beautiful. 
     Although the present invention has been described in considerable detail with reference to certain preferred embodiments thereof, the disclosure is not for limiting the scope of the invention. Persons having ordinary skill in the art may make various modifications and changes without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the appended claims should not be limited to the description of the preferred embodiments described above.