Compartmentalized storage container
AssigneeDecoma International Inc.
InventorJack V. Henderson
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Abstract
A storage assembly for a vehicle includes an open bed defined by opposing sidewalls, a front wall and a rear tailgate. The storage assembly also includes a tonneau cover that covers at least a portion of the open bed. The tonneau cover is movable between open and closed positions to provide selective access to the open bed. A plurality of brackets extends between the opposing sidewalls, the front wall and the rear tailgate. A storage bin is removably securable to the plurality of brackets. The storage bin creates a removable compartment within the open bed allowing items stored therein to be organized and removed as a group when desired.
Claims12
A storage assembly for a vehicle having an open bed defined by opposing sidewalls, a front wall and a rear tailgate, said storage assembly comprising:
- a tonneau cover for covering at least a portion of the open bed, said tonneau cover movable between an open position providing access thereunder and a closed position;
- a plurality of brackets extending between the opposing sidewalls, the front wall and the rear tailgate of the open bed, each of said plurality of brackets including an L-shaped flange extending therealong;
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- a storage bin including a support lip matingly engaging said L-shaped flanges of a portion of said plurality of brackets to provide support for said storage bin therealong wherein said storage bin is removably securable to said plurality of brackets for creating compartments within the open bed to organize items stored therein.
A storage assembly for a vehicle having an open bed defined by opposing sidewalls, a front wall and a rear tailgate, said storage assembly comprising:
- a tonneau cover for covering at least a portion of the open bed, said tonneau cover movable between an open position providing access thereunder and a closed position;
- a plurality of brackets extending between the opposing sidewalls, the front wall and the rear tailgate of the open bed, each of said plurality of brackets including an L-shaped flange extending therealong and notches for positioning each of said plurality of brackets with respect to each other;
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- a storage bin having a support lip matingly engaging said L-shaped flanges of a portion of said plurality of brackets to provide support therealong wherein, said storage bin is removably securable to said plurality of brackets for creating compartments within the open bed to organize items stored therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.