TRUCK BED ON-BOARD STORAGE SYSTEM

• US 20180086277A1
• Filed: 10/26/2017
• Published: 03/29/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jeff A. Wilson
• Original Assignee: Jeff A. Wilson
• Inventors: Wilson, Jeff A.
• Granted Patent: US 10,513,229 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 7/141 for covering load areas, e.g. for pick-up trucks
• CPC Class Codes: B60P 1/003 vehicles with loading gates B60P1/43 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60P 3/04 for transporting animals railway wagons adapted for carrying animals B61D3/163
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/06 for tools or spare parts for vehicle roof parts B60J7/20; for spare wheels B62D
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 5/045 collapsible or transformable
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 9/065 Enclosure-type carriers, e.g. trunks
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 9/10 for cycles

Abstract

An example truck bed on-board storage system includes a first panel configured to slide into at least one slot formed in a truck bed. Hinge(s) are mounted to a bedrail of the truck bed. A second panel is connected to the hinge(s). The first and second panels form a first enclosure with at least three walls and a floor of the truck bed. A rear wall of the truck bed is spaced apart from the cab of the truck bed at a distance to receive both the first and second panels. The first and second panels are configured to be removed from the truck bed and slid between the rear wall of the truck bed and the cab of the truck. A third panel and a fourth panel forms a second enclosure with the first panel and at least two walls and the floor of the truck bed.

Claims

1. A truck bed on-board storage system, comprising:

a first panel configured to slide into at least one slot formed in a truck bed of a truck;

at least one hinge mounted to a bedrail of the truck bed; and

a second panel connected to the at least one hinge, the first and second panels forming a first enclosure with at least three walls and a floor of the truck bed.

2. The truck bed on-board storage system of claim 1, wherein the first and second panels are configured to be removed from the truck bed and slid between a rear wall of the truck bed and a cab of the truck.

3. The truck bed on-board storage system of claim 1, wherein the rear wall of the truck bed is spaced apart from the cab of the truck bed at a distance to receive both the first and second panels.

4. The truck bed on-board storage system of claim 1, further comprising a pet enclosure.

5. The truck bed on-board storage system of claim 4, wherein the pet enclosure has at least one foldable wall connected to the second panel.

6. The truck bed on-board storage system of claim 4, further comprising a third panel configured to slide into at least one other slot formed in the truck bed behind the first panel.

7. The truck bed on-board storage system of claim 6, further comprising a fourth panel forming a lid to a second enclosure with the third panel and the first panel and at least two walls and the floor of the truck bed.

8. The truck bed on-board storage system of claim 7 her comprising an extension to the pet enclosure on the second enclosure.

9. The truck bed on-board storage system of claim 8, wherein the extension to the pet enclosure has at least one foldable wall connected to the fourth panel.

10. The truck bed on-board storage system of claim 8, wherein the extension to the pet enclosure is hingedly connected to the pet enclosure.

11. The truck bed on-board storage system of claim 10, wherein the extension to the pet enclosure is movable off of the second enclosure and onto the pet enclosure in a stacked configuration.

12. The truck bed on-board storage system of claim 11, wherein the fourth panel is raised to provide access to the second enclosure when the extension to the pet enclosure is moved off of the second enclosure.

13. The truck bed on-board storage system of claim 10, further comprising at least one slide lock on the second panel and at least one slide lock on the fourth panel to secure the panels to the truck bed.

14. A truck bed on-board storage system, comprising:

a first panel configured to slide into at least one slot formed in a truck bed of a truck;

at least one hinge mounted to a bedrail of the truck bed;

a second panel connected to the at least one hinge, the first and second panels forming a first enclosure with at least three walls and a floor of the truck bed; and

a rear wall of the truck bed spaced apart from the cab of the truck bed at a distance to receive both the first and second panels, wherein the first and second panels are configured to be removed from the truck bed and slid between the rear wall of the truck bed and the cab of the truck.

15. The truck bed on-board storage system of claim 14, further comprising a third panel and a fourth panel forming a second enclosure with the first panel and at least two walls and the floor of the truck bed.

16. The truck bed on-board storage system of claim 15, further comprising a first pet enclosure on the first enclosure.

17. The truck bed on-board storage system of claim 16, further comprising a second pet enclosure on the second enclosure.

18. The truck bed on-board storage system of claim 17, wherein the second pet enclosure is movable off of the second enclosure and onto the first pet enclosure in a stacked configuration, and wherein the fourth panel is raised to provide access to the second enclosure when the second pet enclosure is moved off of the second enclosure.

19. A truck bed on-board storage system, comprising:

a first panel configured to slide into at least one slot formed in a truck bed of a truck;

at least one hinge mounted to a bedrail of the truck bed;

a second panel connected to the at least one hinge, the first and second panels forming a first enclosure with at least three walls and a floor of the truck bed;

a rear wall of the truck bed spaced apart from the cab of the truck bed at a distance to receive both the first and second panels, wherein the first and second panels are configured to be removed from the truck bed and slid between the rear wall of the truck bed and the cab of the truck; and

a third panel and a fourth panel forming a second enclosure with the first panel and at least two walls and the floor of the truck bed.

20. The truck bed on-board storage system of claim 19, further comprising:

a first pet enclosure on the first enclosure; and

a second pet enclosure on the second enclosure;

wherein the second pet enclosure is movable off of the second enclosure and onto the first pet enclosure in a stacked configuration, and wherein the fourth panel is raised to provide access to the second enclosure when the second pet enclosure is moved off of the second enclosure.