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US 5,845,952 AGranted
Storage unit for pickup truck
OwnerRick Michael Albertini, Paul Gerald Albertiniinventors
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Abstract
A storage unit for a vehicle having a cargo bed defined by a floor and a plurality of side panels is provided. The storage unit includes a first upper cabinet, a first lower cabinet, a second upper cabinet, and a second lower cabinet. A floor plate is secured between the first and second lower cabinets so as to define a drawer receiving space beneath the floor plate. A drawer is slidably mounted in the drawer receiving space. A plurality of clamp assemblies are utilized to connect the first and second upper cabinets to the flange of the adjacent side panels of the vehicle such that the first and second upper cabinets, the first and second lower cabinets, and the drawer are removably secured to the vehicle without structurally altering the vehicle.
Claims23
A storage unit for a vehicle having a cargo bed defined by a floor and a plurality of side panels, each side panel having a top end and a downward extending flange, the storage unit comprising:
- a first upper cabinet including a front end panel, a rear end panel, a top panel, a bottom panel, an inner side panel, and an outer side panel cooperating to define a first cabinet space, the first upper cabinet having a door opening for providing access to the first cabinet space and a cabinet door for selectively opening and closing the door opening, the first upper cabinet having a width;
- a first lower cabinet including a front end panel, a rear end panel, a bottom panel, an inner side panel, and an outer side panel, the first lower cabinet connected to the bottom panel of the first upper cabinet such that the bottom panel of the first upper cabinet cooperates with the front end panel, the rear end panel, the bottom panel, the inner side panel, and the outer side panel of the first lower cabinet to define a second cabinet space, the first lower cabinet having a door opening for providing access to the second cabinet space and a cabinet door for selectively opening and closing the door opening, the first lower cabinet having a width less than the width of the first upper cabinet such that a portion of the bottom panel of the first upper cabinet is positionable on the top end of one of the side panels of the vehicle and the first lower cabinet is disposable within the cargo bed of the vehicle adjacent to the side panel;
- a second upper cabinet including a front end panel, a rear end panel, a top panel, a bottom panel, an inner side panel, and an outer side panel cooperating to define a third cabinet space, the second upper cabinet having a door opening for providing access to the third cabinet space and a cabinet door for selectively opening and closing the door opening, the second upper cabinet having a width;
- a second lower cabinet including a front end panel, a rear end panel, a bottom panel, an inner side panel, and an outer side panel, the second lower cabinet connected to the bottom panel of the second upper cabinet such that the bottom panel of the second upper cabinet cooperates with the front end panel, the rear end panel, the bottom panel, the inner side panel, and the outer side panel of the second lower cabinet to define a fourth cabinet space, the second lower cabinet having a door opening for providing access to the fourth cabinet space and a cabinet door for selectively opening and closing the door opening, the second lower cabinet having a width less than the width of the second upper cabinet such that a portion of the bottom panel of the second upper cabinet is positionable on the top end of the side panel of the vehicle opposite the side panel on which the first upper cabinet is positioned and the second lower cabinet is disposable within the cargo bed of the vehicle adjacent to the side panel;
- a floor plate secured between the inner side panels of the first and second lower cabinets a distance above the bottom panels of the first and second lower cabinets so as to define a drawer receiving space beneath the floor plate;
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- a drawer slidably mounted in the drawer receiving space.
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A storage unit for a vehicle having a cargo bed defined by a floor and a plurality of side panels, each side panel having a top end and a downward extending flange, the storage unit comprising:
- a first upper cabinet including a front end panel, a rear end panel, a top panel, a bottom panel, an inner side panel, and an outer side panel cooperating to define a first cabinet space, the first upper cabinet having a door opening for providing access to the first cabinet space and a cabinet door for selectively opening and closing the door opening, the first upper cabinet having a width;
- a first lower cabinet including a front end panel, a rear end panel, a bottom panel, an inner side panel, and an outer side panel, the first lower cabinet connected to the bottom panel of the first upper cabinet such that the bottom panel of the first upper cabinet cooperates with the front end panel, the rear end panel, the bottom panel, the inner side panel, and the outer side panel of the first lower cabinet to define a second cabinet space, the first lower cabinet having a door opening for providing access to the second cabinet space and a cabinet door for selectively opening and closing the door opening, the first lower cabinet having a width less than the width of the first upper cabinet such that a portion of the bottom panel of the first upper cabinet is positionable on the top end of one of the side panels of the vehicle and the first lower cabinet is disposable within the cargo bed of the vehicle adjacent to the side panel;
- a second upper cabinet including a front end panel, a rear end panel, a top panel, a bottom panel, an inner side panel, and an outer side panel cooperating to define a third cabinet space, the second upper cabinet having a door opening for providing access to the third cabinet space and a cabinet door for selectively opening and closing the door opening, the second upper cabinet having a width;
- a second lower cabinet including a front end panel, a rear end panel, a bottom panel, an inner side panel, and an outer side panel, the second lower cabinet connected to the bottom panel of the second upper cabinet such that the bottom panel of the second upper cabinet cooperates with the front end panel, the rear end panel, the bottom panel, the inner side panel, and the outer side panel of the second lower cabinet to define a fourth cabinet space, the second lower cabinet having a door opening for providing access to the fourth cabinet space and a cabinet door for selectively opening and closing the door opening, the second lower cabinet having a width less than the width of the second upper cabinet such that a portion of the bottom panel of the second upper cabinet is positionable on the top end of the side panel of the vehicle opposite the side panel on which the first upper cabinet is positioned and the second lower cabinet is disposable within the cargo bed of the vehicle adjacent to the side panel;
- a floor plate secured between the inner side panels of the first and second lower cabinets a distance above the bottom panels of the first and second lower cabinets so as to define a drawer receiving space beneath the floor plate;
- a drawer slidably mounted in the drawer receiving space;
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- clamp means for removably connecting the first and second upper cabinets to the flange of the adjacent side panels of the vehicle such that the first and second upper cabinets, the first and second lower cabinets, and the drawer are removably secured to the vehicle without structurally altering the vehicle.
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A storage unit in combination with a vehicle having a cargo bed defined by a floor and a plurality of side panels, each side panel having a top and a downward extending flange, the storage unit comprising:
- a first upper cabinet including a front end panel, a rear end panel, a top panel, a bottom panel, an inner side panel, and an outer side panel cooperating to define a first cabinet space, the first upper cabinet having a door opening for providing access to the first cabinet space and a cabinet door for selectively opening and closing the door opening, the first upper cabinet having a width;
- a first lower cabinet including a front end panel, a rear end panel, a bottom panel, an inner side panel, and an outer side panel, the first lower cabinet connected to the bottom panel of the first upper cabinet such that the bottom panel of the first upper cabinet cooperates with the front end panel, the rear end panel, the bottom panel, the inner side panel, and the outer side panel of the first lower cabinet to define a second cabinet space, the first lower cabinet having a door opening for providing access to the second cabinet space and a cabinet door for selectively opening and closing the door opening, the first lower cabinet having a width less than the width of the first upper cabinet such that a portion of the bottom panel of the first upper cabinet is positioned on the top end of one of the side panels of the vehicle and the first lower cabinet is disposed within the cargo bed of the vehicle adjacent to the side panel;
- a second upper cabinet including a front end panel, a rear end panel, a top panel, a bottom panel, an inner side panel, and an outer side panel cooperating to define a third cabinet space, the second upper cabinet having a door opening for providing access to the third cabinet space and a cabinet door for selectively opening and closing the door opening, the second upper cabinet having a width;
- a second lower cabinet including a front end panel, a rear end panel, a bottom panel, an inner side panel, and an outer side panel, the second lower cabinet connected to the bottom panel of the second upper cabinet such that the bottom panel of the second upper cabinet cooperates with the front end panel, the rear end panel, the bottom panel, the inner side panel, and the outer side panel of the second lower cabinet to define a fourth cabinet space, the second lower cabinet having a door opening for providing access to the fourth cabinet space and a cabinet door for selectively opening and closing the door opening, the second lower cabinet having a width less than the width of the second upper cabinet such that a portion of the bottom panel of the second upper cabinet is positioned on the top end of the side panel of the vehicle opposite the side panel on which the first upper cabinet is positioned and the second lower cabinet is disposed within the cargo bed of the vehicle adjacent to the side panel;
- a floor plate secured between the inner side panels of the first and second lower cabinets a distance above the bottom panels of the first and second lower cabinets so as to define a drawer receiving space beneath the floor plate;
- a drawer slidably mounted in the drawer receiving space;
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- means for removably connecting the first and second upper cabinets to the flange of the adjacent side panels of the vehicle such that the first and second upper cabinets, the first and second lower cabinets, and the drawer are removably secured to the vehicle without structural alterations to the vehicle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.