Patent ID: 8757458

Claim:
A flatbed truck comprising: an open truck bed with no sides; and a storage box coupled to and positioned transverse across the truck bed, the storage box comprising: a housing including a first end and a second end, the first end and the second end being positioned opposite each other along a lengthwise axis of the housing; a tray that moves between a first position where the tray extends out of the first end of the housing and a second position where the tray extends out the second end of the housing; a first latch assembly positioned at the first end of the housing, the first latch assembly moving between a latched position where the tray is retracted and prevented from extending out of the first end of the housing and an unlatched position where the tray is allowed to extend out of the first end of the housing; a second latch assembly positioned at the second end of the housing, the second latch assembly moving between a latched position where the tray is retracted and prevented from extending out of the second end of the housing and an unlatched position where the tray is allowed to extend out of the second end of the housing; and a first stop member that limits the length the tray can extend out the first end of the housing and a second stop member that limits the length the tray can extend out the second end of the housing; wherein the tray includes opposing sides that are spaced apart and extend parallel to the lengthwise axis of the housing, and wherein the first stop member is positioned on one of the opposing sides and the second stop member is positioned on the other one of the opposing sides.