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US 5,685,467 AGranted
Cargo bed utility box
AssigneePenda Corporation
InventorsKarl Niemi, Patrick Quigley
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Abstract
The invention provides a tool or utility box for use in the cargo bed of a pick-up truck. The utility box includes spaced apart legs that provide a space beneath the box to accommodate sheet material and that are hollow to provide drainage compartments to collect water so that it can be effectively drained from the utility box. The utility box also includes ribbed walls that provide slots for receiving dividers, and trays can be supported inside or outside of the utility box and secured against movement by detents.
Claims8
A storage container for use in the cargo bed of a pickup track, the storage container comprising:
- a bin defining a storage compartment, the bin including an annular upper rim defining an opening into the storage compartment, the bin including a bottom wall and a front wall, the front wall including a plurality of fibs defining vertical slots, each of the ribs on the front wall including an upper surface, and
- the bin having a back wall, the back wall including a plurality of ribs defining vertical slots, and a ledge spaced above the ribs on the back wall, the ledge including a support surface, the support surface and the upper surfaces of the ribs on the front wall combining to form a generally horizontal support rim spaced below the upper rim, and
- a tray supportable on the support rim in spaced relation above the bottom wall, the tray including a lip for engaging the upper surfaces of the ribs on the front wall and the ledge on the back wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.