Storage boxes for coupling with a latch mounted to a vehicle

A storage box system for a vehicle, the storage box system comprising:

• a floor surface;
• a latch disposed adjacent the floor surface and configured to be mounted to the vehicle;
• and
• a storage box comprising:
• a container having a bottom surface facing the floor surface;
• and
• a hook mounted to the container adjacent the bottom surface and defining a channel that engages the latch to couple the container to the vehicle, the hook rotatable between a stowed position in which the hook is at least flush with the bottom surface of the container and a locked position in which the hook protrudes from the bottom surface and engages the latch.

A storage box for coupling with a latch mounted to a vehicle, the storage box comprising:

• a container having a bottom surface configured to face a floor surface of the vehicle;
• a hook mounted to the container adjacent the bottom surface and defining a channel configured to engage the latch to couple the container to the vehicle, the hook rotatable about an axis between a stowed position in which the hook is at least flush with the bottom surface of the container and a locked position in which the hook protrudes from the bottom surface for engaging the latch, the hook comprising:
• a cam surface partially defining the channel and facing the bottom surface of the container in the locked position, the cam surface configured to engage the latch disposed in the channel in the locked position,
• wherein the cam surface has an arcuate configuration and extends between a first end spaced a first distance from the axis and a second end spaced a second distance from the axis and less than the first distance, the hook configured to move the cam surface along the latch from the first end toward the second end as the hook rotates from the stowed position to the locked position and correspondingly move the container toward the floor surface;
• a handle coupled to the hook and movable between a first position and a second position that drives rotation of the hook between the stowed position and the locked position, respectively;
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• a box latch mounted to the container adjacent a top surface, opposite the bottom surface, and configured to couple a second storage box thereto.