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US 8,740,300 B2Granted
Toolbox seat for pickup truck bed
OwnerFrederick Augustus Daniels, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A combination toolbox and seating assembly is provided. The toolbox seating assembly is installed in the bed of a pickup truck, wherein the toolbox includes a hinged lid, and wherein a bench style seat may be stored the toolbox when not in use, and may be positioned within the upper portion of the toolbox when in use to provide comfortable rearward seating within the bed of the truck.
Claims10
A toolbox seat assembly comprising:
- a toolbox having a hinged lid and a storage compartment;
- a seat including a frame member and a first cushion member disposed on an upper side of said frame member;
- said seat adapted to fit into the storage compartment when not in use, and further adapted to be received in an upper portion of said toolbox in a seating position and
- a guide mechanism positioned within said toolbox, and
- means for movably engaging said guide mechanism, said means being attached to said frame member, wherein said guide mechanism allows said seat to alternate between a storage position within said storage compartment and a seating position in said upper portion of said toolbox.
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A toolbox seat assembly comprising:
- a toolbox having a hinged lid;
- a seat including a frame member and a first cushion member disposed on an upper side of said frame member, wherein said frame member is pivotally attached to said toolbox, so that when said hinged lid is in an open position, said seat may pivot between a storage position adjacent an underside of said hinged lid and a seating position within an open upper portion of said toolbox;
- wherein said seat includes a latching mechanism for securing said seat in a storage position adjacent said underside of said hinged lid;
- and
- wherein said frame member includes a cupholder.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.