Storage unit for trucks

A collapsible storage device for mounting on the bed of a truck, the bed of the truck having a floor and having means for accepting a tailgate, the collapsible storage device comprising:

• a frame adapted for mounting in a substantially vertical orientation to the bed of the truck, the frame having a lower portion, an upper portion and sides, the lower portion being adapted for placement near the floor of the bed of the truck, the upper portion and sides being formed from elongate members having ends, the ends of the elongate members being connected to one another in order to support the upper portion at a distance from the lower portion to define an opening therethrough to allow access to the storage device;
• a first panel having a first edge and a second edge, the first edge being hingedly attachable to the upper portion of the frame;
• a door panel, the door panel being hingedly attached to said frame in a generally parallel arrangement relative to said first edge of said first panel;
• and a second panel, said second panel being mountable in a first position where the second panel lies within said frame when the storage device is collapsed, and a second position where the second panel is spaced from and held in a substantially parallel fashion to said frame to form a storage area with said frame, said second panel is supported between the second edge of said first panel and the bed of the truck;
• when said second panel is in said first position said first panel swings over said second panel, holding said second panel in the substantially parallel fashion in said frame, and when said second panel is in the second position said first panel forms a top closure for the storage area and said door panel forms a side closure for the storage area thereby allowing dual access to the storage area by opening either said first panel or said door panel.

A collapsible storage device for mounting on the bed of a truck, the bed of the truck having a floor and having means for accepting a tailgate, the collapsible storage device comprising:

• a frame adapted for mounting in a substantially vertical orientation to the bed of the truck, the frame having a lower portion, a pair of upper portions and sides, the lower portion being adapted for placement near the floor of the bed of the truck, the upper portions and sides being formed from elongate members having ends, the ends of the elongate members being connected to one another in order to support the upper portions at a distance from the lower portion to define an opening therethrough to allow access to the storage device;
• a pair of first panels having a first edge and a second edge, the first edge being hingedly attachable to the upper portions of the frame;
• a pair of door panels, each of the door panels being hingedly attached to said frame in a generally parallel arrangement relative to said first edge of each of said first panels;
• and a pair of second panels, each of said second panels being mountable in a first position where the second panels lie within said frame when the storage device is collapsed, and a second position where the second panels are spaced from and held in a substantially parallel fashion to said frame to form a storage area with said frame, each of said second panels is supported between the second edge of each of said first panels and the bed of the truck;
• when each of said second panels is in said first position said first panels swing over each of said second panels, holding each of said second panels in the substantially parallel fashion in said frame, and when each of said second panels is in the second position each of said first panels form a top closure for the storage area and each of said door panels form a side closure for the storage area thereby allowing dual access to the storage area by opening either said first panels or said door panels.