Cargo carrying system having multiple closure members

A truck bed for a pickup truck comprising:

• a metal support structure, the metal support structure being in a fixed position relative to a pickup truck;
• a shell fixedly supported by the metal support structure and configured to integrally define a portion of a first chamber and a portion of a second chamber, the first chamber joined with the second chamber at a constrictive interface, and the first and second chambers being disposed substantially beneath a plane defined by a cargo carrying floor, the cargo carrying floor being integrally provided by the truck bed;
• a first closure member including a first support surface, the first closure member associated with the shell and being moveable between a first position in which the first support surface is substantially coplanar with the plane and is configured to support cargo directly above the first chamber, and a second position in which the first closure member is at least partially removed to provide access to the first chamber from above the plane;
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• a second closure member associated with the shell and including a second support surface for supporting cargo directly above the second chamber, the second support surface being substantially coplanar with the plane.

A pickup truck having a truck bed, the truck bed comprising:

• a metal support structure, the metal support structure being integral with a unibody of a pickup truck;
• a shell fixedly supported by the metal support structure and configured to integrally define a portion of a first chamber and a portion of a second chamber, the first chamber joined with the second chamber at a constrictive interface, the interface comprising an opening dimensioned to permit the passage of a spare tire for a pickup truck from the first chamber into the second chamber, and the first and second chambers being disposed substantially beneath a plane defined by a cargo carrying floor, the cargo carrying floor being integrally provided by the truck bed;
• a first closure member including a first support surface, the first closure member being secured with respect to the shell by at least one hinge and being moveable between a first position in which the first support surface is substantially coplanar with the plane and is configured to support cargo directly above the first chamber, and a second position in which the first closure member is at least partially removed to provide access to the first chamber from above the plane;
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• a second closure member being fixedly secured with respect to the shell and including a second support surface for supporting cargo directly above the second chamber, the second support surface being substantially coplanar with the plane, and the second chamber being configured to provide a storage location, the storage location being configured to substantially surround an entire spare tire for a pickup truck directly beneath the second closure member.