TRUCK PAYLOAD STORAGE ENCLOSURE

• US 20130033058A1
• Filed: 08/05/2011
• Published: 02/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RuffStuff, LLC
• Original Assignee: Failed Levees Applications, LLC
• Inventors: Ruffino, Robin H., Hart, Jonathan, Marse, George Peter III, Riehl, Herbert
• Granted Patent: US 8,469,435 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 296/37.6
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 5/045 collapsible or transformable
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 9/065 Enclosure-type carriers, e.g. trunks

Abstract

The present invention is an apparatus for providing a removable, durable enclosure for the contents of a payload storage area, providing a cost-effective, removable and efficient solution for protecting the contents of a payload storage area.

Claims

1. A truck payload storage enclosure comprising:

a. a substantially rectangular first section of tear-resistant material having at least two folds to create a “

U”

shape and having along its perimeter a top edge, a bottom edge and two side edges;

b. a substantially rectangular second section of tear-resistant material having at least two folds to create a “

U”

shape and forming a top panel, a bottom panel and a back panel, and wherein said second section is operatively affixed to said first section by attaching said bottom edge of said first section to said bottom panel of said second section along the perimeter of said bottom panel, and attaching said side edges of said first section to said back panel of said second section along the perimeter of said back panel; and

c. a closure mechanism comprising a first mating surface along said top edge of said first section and a second mating surface along the perimeter of said top panel of said second section such that said first mating surface and said second mating surface can be detachably connected to form a substantially rectangular prism having a plurality of corners.

2. The truck payload storage enclosure of claim 1 further comprising at least one swatch affixed to a substantial length of at least one of said corners of said storage enclosure.

3. The truck payload storage enclosure of claim 2 further comprising at least one grommet mounted in said at least one swatch.

4. The truck payload storage enclosure of claim 2 further comprising at least one handle mounted to said at least one swatch.