# US 11,077,803 B2 · Pickup truck basement box > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,077,803 B2 - Document ID: US11077803B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/946,236 - Filed: 2020-06-11 - Published: 2020-09-24 - Granted: 2021-08-03 - Earliest claimed: 2018-11-21 - Applicants: Doug DeBerti; Brad DeBerti - Inventors: Doug DeBerti; Brad DeBerti - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11077803B2 ## CPC - B60R 19/48: combined with, or convertible into, other devices or objects, e.g. bumpers combined with road brushes, bumpers convertible into beds - B60R 5/041: {extensible externally of the vehicle body, e.g. to create an open luggage compartment of increased capacity (devices for anchoring the boot lid while carrying oversize objects E05C17/042)} - B60R 19/38: adjustably or movably mounted, e.g. horizontally displaceable for securing a space between parked vehicles {(adjustably mounted for compensating manufacturing tolerances B60R19/24, B60R19/26)} - B62D 43/045: {the wheel or its cradle being attached to one or more chains or cables for handling} - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M) ## Abstract A drawer assembly is provided for mounting beneath the bed of a truck and between the truck frame rails. The assembly includes a housing with an extendable and retractable drawer. The drawer may be mounted to the rear bumper of the truck so that the drawer and bumper move together between open and closed positions. Alternatively, the rear bumper, or portion thereof, may be moved out of the way of the drawer, which can then be opened and closed. The drawer can be opened manually, or alternatively, by remote control. The drawer assembly is hidden from view when closed and provides easy access for small objects when opened. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A drawer assembly for a pick-up truck having laterally spaced frame members, a bed mounted on the frame members, and a rear bumper, the drawer assembly comprising: a box having a closed top, a closed bottom, closed opposite sides, a closed forward end, and an open rearward end, the box being mountable to the truck beneath the bed and between the frame members; a drawer slidably mounted for longitudinal movement into and out of the box through the open rear end of the box; brackets on the sides of the box for mounting to the truck frame members such that the box extends below the truck frame members; and whereby the drawer moves rearwardly to open and moves forwardly to close; the rear bumper pivoting away from the drawer about an axis located at a lower edge of the bumper to allow the drawer to be pulled rearwardly to open. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The drawer assembly of claim 1 wherein the box includes opposite side tracks and the drawer includes opposite side rails for mating with the tracks. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The drawer assembly of claim 1 further comprising rollers on the tracks or on the rails. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The drawer assembly of claim 1 wherein the box brackets extend laterally outwardly to engage the frame members. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The drawer assembly of claim 1 further comprising a spare tire support system on the box to removably mount a spare tire below the box. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The drawer assembly of claim 5 wherein the spare tire support system includes a winch on the box. ### Claim 7 A drawer assembly for a truck having longitudinal frame members, a bed on top of the frame members, and a rear bumper, the drawer assembly comprising: a drawer residing beneath the bed; a housing mounted to the frame members so as to reside between and below the frame members and beneath the bed; the bumper pivoting about a horizontal axis along a bottom edge of the bumper between opened and closed positions; and the drawer being longitudinally movable from a rearwardly open position when the bumper is opened wherein the drawer is spaced behind the bed and a forwardly closed position wherein the drawer is inside the housing so that the bumper can be closed. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The drawer assembly of claim 7 further comprising plates on the sides of the housing for mounting the housing to the frame members. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The drawer assembly of claim 7 wherein drawer is mounted to tracks on opposite sides of the housing. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The drawer assembly of claim 7 wherein the drawer is slidably mounted to the housing. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The drawer assembly of claim 7 wherein the drawer is rollably mounted to the housing. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The drawer assembly of claim 7 further comprising a tire support on a portion of the housing to hold a spare tire beneath the housing. ### Claim 13 (depends on 7) The drawer assembly of claim 7 wherein the drawer and housing form an enclosure for objects in the drawer. ### Claim 14 In combination, a pickup truck bed mounted to longitudinally extending frame members, a pickup truck rear bumper, a hitch receiver below the bumper, and a drawer assembly, the combination comprising: a drawer housing mounted to the frame members; a drawer slidably mounted in the housing for movement between a forward closed position and a rearward open position; the rear bumper being mounted rearwardly of the drawer and having a central portion pivotally mounted for movement about a horizontal axis at a lower-most edge of the rear bumper, the lower-most edge being above the hitch receiver, between a first raised position when the drawer is in the closed position and a second lowered position when the drawer is in the open position; and the drawer being longitudinally movable from a rearwardly open position wherein the drawer is spaced behind the bed and a forwardly closed position wherein the drawer is inside the housing. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The drawer assembly of claim 14 further comprising a tire support on a portion of the housing to hold a spare tire beneath the housing. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The combination of claim 14 wherein the rear bumper and drawer move independently of one another between their positions. ### Claim 17 (depends on 8) The drawer assembly of claim 8 wherein each plate has a vertical portion residing adjacent to a side of the housing and a horizontal portion connectable to one of the frame members. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The combination of claim 14 wherein the drawer housing extends lower than the frame members.