Patent ID: 8210591

Claim:
An apparatus for use in enhancing the utility of a bed area of a motorized vehicle, comprising: secondary surface structure defining a secondary surface dimensioned to generally correspond to at least a portion of a primary bed surface of said motorized vehicle; support structure, separate from a bed and wheel wells of said motorized vehicle, including support legs supported on said bed of said motorized vehicle, for supporting said secondary surface structure in a raised, separated position in relation to said primary bed surface so that at least one storage space is defined between said secondary surface structure and said primary bed surface, said legs being dimensional so that the secondary surface structure is positional above the wheel wells; and access structure, supportably associated with said surface structure, defining a plurality of access ports for accessing storage spaces so as to introduce or remove storage items in relation to said plurality of storage spaces, wherein said access structure comprises a depending structure connected to said surface structure and disposed below said surface structure and opposite said secondary surface, and wherein the depending structure is adapted to support at least one storage bin that is removably suspended therefrom.