Side Accessed Cargo Storage System
AssigneeReese Metal Fabrication, LLC
InventorMatthew E. Reese
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Abstract
A storage system for a pickup truck bed includes a cargo box defining a storage compartment and having a ridgeline extending along a length of the cargo box. Two lids are hingedly attached to the ridgeline and extend toward opposing sidewalls of the cargo box, the lids being openable to provide access to the storage compartment from either side of the cargo box. At least two slides support the cargo box and are configured to couple the cargo box to the pickup truck bed such that the cargo box is movable between a stowed position within the truck bed and a deployed position extending outward from the truck bed. The cargo box may be dimensioned to fit beneath a tonneau cover and may include latches, locks, struts, and a handle to facilitate secure storage and user operation.
Claims19
A storage system for a bed of a pickup comprising:
- a cargo box having a ridgeline, said ridgeline extending a length of said cargo box, said cargo box having cargo box sidewalls having a height lower than said ridgeline, said cargo box defining a storage compartment;
- two lids hingedly attached to said ridgeline and extending to said cargo box sidewalls, said lids providing openable access to said compartment from each side of said cargo box;
- two slides supporting said cargo box and configured to attach to the bed of a pickup truck, said slides configured for sliding of said cargo box from fully within said bed of said pickup truck to fully out of said bed of said pickup truck.
A cargo carrier comprising:
- an cargo box including fittings configured to slideably couple the cargo box to a truck bed such that the cargo box is configured to slide from a stowed position fully within the cargo box to a deployed position in which the cargo box is positioned fully outside of said truck bed;
- wherein cargo box having a ridgeline, said ridgeline extending a length of said cargo box, said cargo box having cargo box sidewalls having a height lower than said ridgeline and two lids hingedly attached to said ridgeline and extending to said sidewalls such that said lids extend at a sloped angle when closed and are configured to rotate open to provide access from either side of said cargo box to an interior of said cargo box.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.