Patent ID: 6883851

Claim:
A truck bed for a pickup truck comprising: a metal support structure, the metal support structure being in a fixed position relative to a pickup truck; a shell fixedly supported by the metal support structure and configured to integrally define a portion of a first chamber and a portion of a second chamber, the first chamber being adjacent to the second chamber at an interface, and the first and second chambers being disposed substantially beneath a plane defined by a cargo carrying floor, the cargo carrying floor being integrally provided by the truck bed; a first closure member including a first support surface, the first closure member associated with the shell and being moveable between a first position in which the first support surface is substantially coplanar with the plane and is configured to support cargo directly above the first chamber, and a second position in which the first closure member is at least partially removed to provide access to the first chamber from above the plane; and a second closure member associated with the shell and including a second support surface for supporting cargo directly above the second chamber, the second support surface being substantially coplanar with the plane, and the second chamber being configured to provide a storage location, the storage location being configured to substantially surround an entire spare tire for a pickup truck directly beneath the second closure member.