Patent ID: 8256819

Claim:
A storage enclosure device for use in a vehicle having a cargo area, the cargo area being defined by a floor, a pair of spaced apart sides, and a tailgate that is adapted for extending up from the floor and between the spaced apart sides, the storage enclosure comprising: a top panel having forward edge and an aft edge, the top panel further comprising a forward bushing mounted from the top panel at a location near the forward edge, and an aft bushing that is mounted from the top panel at a location near the aft edge; and a pair of spaced apart sidewalls, each of the sidewalls having a forward edge and an aft edge, at least one of the sidewalls including a locking mechanism comprising: a forward plate having a forward aperture having sides adapted for accepting the forward bushing and having a travel portion along the sides of the forward aperture, the sides of the forward aperture extend from the forward edge towards the aft edge and retain the forward bushing as it moves along the travel portion of the forward aperture, the forward aperture having a release aperture that allows the forward bushing to be removed from the forward plate; an aft plate connected to the forward plate, the aft plate having an aft aperture adapted for accepting the aft bushing, the aft aperture being adapted for accepting the aft bushing and having a travel portion of a length that extends between the forward edge and the aft edge, the aft aperture having a stop that allows the aft bushing to travel along the aft aperture until the stop prevents the aft bushing from advancing towards the forward plate and the forward bushing is at a position in the forward aperture where the forward bushing is prevented from fully entering the release aperture; so that removal of the top panel from the locking mechanism is accomplished by moving the top panel aft until the aft bushing moves out of the aft aperture, allowing the aft edge to be lifted from the aft aperture allowing the top panel to be positioned where the forward bushing may move through the release aperture.