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US 11,130,444 B2Granted
Truck storage box with integrated lighting and power
AssigneeWerner Co.
InventorSang Oh
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Abstract
A truck storage box with integrated lighting and power is disclosed. In one embodiment, the lighting is a light assembly including a light emitting diode (LED) strip that is powered by drawing vehicle electrical power from a truck to trailer electrical socket of the vehicle, and routes the electrical power into the truck storage box mounted on the vehicle.
Claims14
A truck storage box comprising:
- an outer body, an interior, and a lid, the lid being connected to the outer body by a hinge;
- a magnetic switch mounted within the interior;
- a magnet secured to the lid;
- an LED strip removeably secured to the interior, wherein the LED strip is powered by a trailer electrical socket in communication with the truck storage box;
- and
- a wire configured to carry DC power to the interior of the truck storage box from the trailer electrical socket, wherein the wire passes through the magnetic switch and into the LED strip;
- wherein the magnetic switch is activated by opening the lid of the truck storage box.
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A method of providing power to a truck storage box comprising:
- providing a truck storage box having a body defining an interior, and a lid, the lid being connected to the body by a hinge, the box further including a magnetic switch mounted within the interior, a magnet secured to the lid, and an LED strip removeably secured to the interior of the truck storage box;
- connecting the interior of the truck storage box to a 7-pin trailer electrical socket;
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- providing DC power to the LED strip via a wire from the 7-pin trailer electrical socket;
- wherein when the lid is in an open position, the magnetic switch interacts with the magnet to provide power to activate the LED strip, and when the lid is in a closed position, the magnetic switch does not interact with the magnet, thereby preventing power from activating the LED strip.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.