Tool box

A tool box for use with a vehicle having a bed having a length and a width and for holding a ladder having a top, a left side wall having a top and a right side wall having a top and having a tailgate comprising:

• (1) a top plate means having a length and a wall end and an extended end, the top plate means being rotatably attached to the top of the back wall at the wall end, said top plate means further having a width at least approximately equal to the width of the bed;
• (2) a front plate running between the left side wall and the right side wall having a bed end and a raised end, the front plate being rotatably attached by a front plate attaching means at the bed end to the bed at a given location between the tailgate and the back wall;
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• (3) a connecting means to connect the raised end to the extended end and wherein there is a space capable of receiving the ladder between the bed and the bed end and wherein the front plate is pivotally connected above the truck bed so that the front plate may be pivoted upright to join with the top plate means and wherein the front plate further comprises an extending means attached to the bed end for fitting between the rungs of the ladder when the front plate is pivoted to join with the top plate means so that the ladder may be securely held.