Truck bed storage system
AssigneeAroo, LLC
InventorJoseph Sutton Mohr, IV
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Abstract
The disclosed truck bed storage system provides multiple different use configurations, including a cap, a rack, and a bed cover. Elements of the system are reconfigurable to assemble the different use configurations. The system is easily assembled, reconfigured, or disassembled. The system includes a modular frame which connects to the truck bed and is used in the rack and cap configurations. A bed cover is removably attached to the top of the frame in the cap configuration, and connects to the top of the bed in the bed cover configuration. Removable panels attach to the frame in the cap configuration.
Claims20
A storage system for a cooperating truck bed having side walls and a length from front to rear, the storage system comprising:
- one or more supports configured to connect to the side walls of the truck bed and extend along the length of the truck bed;
- a modular frame configured for connection to the one or more supports, the frame configurable to a first assembled position having four sides and a top;
- one or more panels, each of the panels removably connectable to one of the four sides of the frame when the frame is in the first assembled position;
- a cover being removably attachable to the top of the frame when the frame is in the first assembled position, and the cover being removably attachable to the one or more supports without being attached to the frame;
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- wherein the storage system is positionable into at least three configurations, the configurations including:
- a cap including the frame configured in the first assembled position, the cover attached to the top of the frame, and the one or more panels each connected to one of the four sides of the frame;
- a rack including the frame configured in the first assembled position;
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- a bed cover including the one or more supports and the cover attached to the one or more supports without being attached to the frame.
A storage system for a cooperating truck bed having side walls and a length from front to rear, the storage system comprising:
- one or more supports configured to connect to the side walls of the truck bed and extend along the length of the truck bed;
- a modular frame configured for connection to the truck bed, the frame configurable to a first assembled position having four sides and a top;
- one or more panels, each of the panels removably connectable to one of the four sides of the frame when the frame is in the first assembled position;
- a cover being removably attachable to the top of the frame when the frame is in the first assembled position, and the cover being removably attachable to the one or more supports without being attached to the frame;
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- wherein the storage system is positionable into at least three configurations, the configurations including:
- a cap including the frame configured in the first assembled position, the cover attached to the top of the frame, and the one or more panels each connected to one of the four sides of the frame;
- a rack including the frame configured in the first assembled position;
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- a bed cover including the one or more supports and the cover attached to the one or more supports without being attached to the frame.
A method of storing cargo in a cooperating truck bed having side walls and a length from front to rear, the method comprising:
- a) providing a storage system including:
- i) one or more supports configured to connect to the side walls of the truck bed and extend along the length of the truck bed;
- ii) a modular frame configured for connection to the one or more supports, the frame configurable to a first assembled position having four sides and a top;
- iii) one or more panels, each of the panels removably connectable to one of the four sides of the frame when the frame is in the first assembled position;
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- iv) a cover being removably attachable to the top of the frame when the frame is in the first assembled position, and the cover being removably attachable to the one or more supports without being attached to the frame;
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- b) installing the storage system in a cap configuration by:
- v) connecting the one or more supports to the truck bed;
- vi) connecting the modular frame to the one or more supports in a first assembled position;
- vii) connecting each of the one or more panels to one of the four sides of the frame when the frame is in the first assembled position;
- viii) attaching the cover to the top of the frame when the frame is in the first assembled position;
- c) installing the storage system in a rack configuration by:
- ix) connecting the one or more supports to the truck bed;
- x) connecting the modular frame to the one or more supports in a first assembled position;
- d) installing the storage system in a cover configuration by:
- xi) connecting the one or more supports to the truck bed;
- xii) attaching the cover to the one or more supports without attaching the cover to the frame;
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- e) storing cargo in the storage system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.