Movable container with locking system for pickup truck
OwnerGeorge P. Bucklandinventor
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Abstract
A system for securely locking a storage box in a bed for a pickup truck, includes a storage box housing, a storage box lid and a lock for the lid. A plurality of wheels align with dips in the bottom of the truck bed. Guide pins align with a dip to keep the storage box housing centered. Horizontal locking pins are positioned inside the housing having both a retracted position and a locking position, in which each locking pin is partly into the nearest side wall. At least one vertical locking pin is positioned inside the housing having both a retracted position and a locking position partly within a hole in the ridge of the bottom wall. Once locking pins are engaged, they can only be disengaged from inside the housing when the lid for the storage box is open. Various holes are reinforced.
Claims20
A system for securely locking a storage box otherwise moveable along the length of a pickup bed having a bottom wall, a first side wall, a second side wall and a front wall, said bottom wall having a rear edge and a plurality of alternating dips and ridges running from the front wall to the rear edge, said system comprising:
- a storage box housing;
- a storage box lid;
- a lock for the lid, whereby the lid can be locked shut on the storage box;
- a plurality of wheels being rotatably coupled to and extending downwardly from the housing, wherein at least two wheels are positioned in and aligned with a first dip between two adjacent ridges and at least two wheels are positioned in and aligned with a second dip between two adjacent ridges;
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- at least two locking pins positioned inside the housing having both a retracted position entirely or almost entirely within the housing and a locking position partly within the housing and each locking pin partly into one wall of the truck bed, wherein the wall has a hole for receiving the locking pin and wherein the locking position can only be engaged and disengaged from inside the housing when the lid for the storage box is open, whereby the pins in the locked position cannot be disengaged when the lid is closed and locked.
A system for securely locking a storage box otherwise moveable along the length of a pickup bed having a bottom wall, a first side wall, a second side wall and a front wall, said bottom wall having a rear edge and a plurality of alternating dips and ridges running from the front wall to the rear edge, said system comprising:
- a storage box housing;
- a storage box lid;
- a lock for the lid, whereby the lid can be locked shut on the storage box;
- a plurality of wheels being rotatably coupled to and extending downwardly from the housing, wherein at least two wheels are positioned in and aligned with a first dip between two adjacent ridges and at least two wheels are positioned in and aligned with a second dip between two adjacent ridges;
- at least one horizontal locking pin positioned inside the housing having both a retracted position entirely or almost entirely within the housing and a locking position partly within the housing and partly within a side wall and the hole is for receiving each horizontal locking pin is in the wall nearest to that horizontal locking pin and wherein the locking position can only be engaged and disengaged from inside the housing when the lid for the storage box is open, whereby the horizontal pin in the locked position cannot be disengaged when the lid is closed and locked;
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- at least one vertical locking pin positioned inside the housing having both a retracted position entirely or almost entirely within the housing and a locking position partly within the housing and partly within a ridge of the bottom wall, wherein the ridge has a hole for receiving the vertical locking pin and wherein the locking position can only be engaged and disengaged from inside the housing when the lid for the storage box is open, whereby the vertical pin in the locked position cannot be disengaged when the lid is closed and locked.
A system for securely locking a storage box otherwise moveable along the length of a pickup bed having a bottom wall, a first side wall, a second side wall and a front wall, said bottom wall having a rear edge and a plurality of alternating dips and ridges running from the front wall to the rear edge, said system comprising:
- a storage box housing;
- a storage box lid;
- a lock for the lid, whereby the lid can be locked shut on the storage box;
- a plurality of wheels being rotatably coupled to and extending downwardly from the housing, wherein at least two wheels are positioned in and aligned with a first dip between two adjacent ridges and at least two wheels are positioned in and aligned with a second dip between two adjacent ridges;
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- at least one horizontal locking pin positioned inside the housing having both a retracted position entirely or almost entirely within the housing and a locking position partly within the housing and partly within a hole in the side wall and the hole is for receiving each horizontal locking pin is in the side wall nearest to that horizontal locking pin and wherein the locking position can only be engaged and disengaged from inside the housing when the lid for the storage box is open, whereby the horizontal pin in the locked position cannot be disengaged when the lid is closed and locked;
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- at least one vertical locking pin positioned inside the housing having both a retracted position entirely or almost entirely within the housing and a locking position partly within the housing and partly within a ridge of the bottom wall, wherein the at least one vertical locking pin has a wing near the bottom and the ridge has a hole for receiving the wing of vertical locking pin when turned in one direction but cannot be removed when inserted into hole and turned so that the wing locks into place and wherein the locking position can only be engaged and disengaged from inside the housing when the lid for the storage box is open, whereby the vertical pin in the locked position cannot be disengaged when the lid is closed and locked.
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