Patent ID: 7562924

Claim:
An installation in a cargo area of a vehicle for the stowage of a vehicle jack and tools useful in the changing of a wheel of the vehicle, comprising: a recess in a horizontal deck of the cargo area, a receptacle in the recess, said receptacle comprising an open top container having space therewithin to accommodate the jack and the tools, said receptacle including a cover plate across the top of the container covering a first portion of the top only, defining an access opening in a second portion of the top permitting the jack and the tools to be inserted into and removed from the space in the container, said receptacle being disposed entirely within the recess in a position such that the cover plate is at or below the level of the horizontal deck, wherein the container has a bottom wall comprised of a plurality of spaced apart raised rests upon which the jack is adapted to be seated, and wherein the cover plate has a flange adapted to abut and locate a portion of the jack.