Patent ID: 6889881

Claim:
A vehicle mounted storage unit comprising: a support bracket assembly including a mounting plate with at least two apertures that match a vehicle wheel bolt pattern on a vehicle spare wheel, a bar with one end fixed to the mounting plate and another end having a threaded bore with a threaded bore axis extending through the mounting plate and in alignment with a wheel passage through the vehicle spare wheel, and wherein the mounting plate is adapted to be clamped to a spare wheel carrier assembly and positioned between the vehicle spare wheel and the spare wheel carrier assembly; a storage unit frame having a mounting aperture, and a single mounting bolt that passes through the mounting aperture, screws into the threaded bore in the support bracket assembly, and wherein the single mounting bolt forces the storage unit frame toward the mounting plate; a first left upper door panel post receiving passage in the storage unit frame adapted to receive a first upper left door panel post and a second left door upper door panel post receiving passage in the storage unit frame adapted to receive a second upper left door panel post; and a first right upper door panel post receiving passage in the storage unit frame adapted to receive a first upper right door panel post and a second right upper door panel post receiving passage in the storage unit frame adapted to receive a second upper right door panel post.