Pickup truck mounted toolbox
First Claim
1. A storage box for use on a pickup truck having a bed, the bed having two side rails separated by a bed width, the side rails having side rail tops defining a bed height and a bed volume, the pickup truck also having a cab profile and a cab height, a rear view mirror, and a third brake light, the storage box comprising:
- a body having a top surface, a first and second bottom surface of the box each having a respective one of two footless bottom ends, a storage box height, a storage box width, and the two footless bottom ends disposed separated from one another by such bed width;
the two footless bottom ends of the box being dimensioned and configured to mount to such side rail tops, whereby;
the storage box takes up no space between such bed side rails within such bed volume;
a rear view tunnel passing through the body, the rear view tunnel located between the two bottom surfaces of the box and the two footless bottom ends of the box, the rear view tunnel rising above such bed height so as to be dimensioned and configured to allow usage of such rear view mirror.
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Abstract
A pickup truck toolbox can be mounted to the bed side rails by a variety of interchangeable feet rather than arms and may sit above the bed, thus allowing use of the full volume of the bed, for example for 4′×8′ sheets of building material. It may have a rear view tunnel through it either top or bottom, whereby the driver may use normally the rear view mirror, and may have a Liddy light valley across the top, whereby the brake light will remain visible. A bed light or rear view camera may be employed as well. A fairing may be employed to improve fuel efficiency.
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14 Claims
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1. A storage box for use on a pickup truck having a bed, the bed having two side rails separated by a bed width, the side rails having side rail tops defining a bed height and a bed volume, the pickup truck also having a cab profile and a cab height, a rear view mirror, and a third brake light, the storage box comprising:
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a body having a top surface, a first and second bottom surface of the box each having a respective one of two footless bottom ends, a storage box height, a storage box width, and the two footless bottom ends disposed separated from one another by such bed width; the two footless bottom ends of the box being dimensioned and configured to mount to such side rail tops, whereby; the storage box takes up no space between such bed side rails within such bed volume; a rear view tunnel passing through the body, the rear view tunnel located between the two bottom surfaces of the box and the two footless bottom ends of the box, the rear view tunnel rising above such bed height so as to be dimensioned and configured to allow usage of such rear view mirror. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A storage box for use on a pickup truck of a make/model having a bed, the bed having two side rails separated by a bed width, the side rails having side rail tops defining a bed height and a bed volume, the pickup truck also having a cab profile and a cab height, a rear view mirror, and a third brake light, the storage box comprising:
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a body having a top surface, a first and second bottom surface of the box each having a respective one of two bottom ends, a storage box height, a storage box width, and two bottom ends disposed separated from one another by such bed width; the two bottom ends of the box each having a plurality of feet dimensioned and configured to mount to such side rail tops, whereby; the storage box takes up no space between such bed side rails within such bed volume; a rear view tunnel passing through the body, the rear view tunnel located between the two bottom surfaces of the box and thus also between the two bottom ends of the box and the plurality of feet, the rear view tunnel rising above such bed height so as to be dimensioned and configured to allow usage of such rear view mirror. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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