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Combination access box and bed liner for vehicles

  • US 4,824,158 A
  • Filed: 07/23/1987
  • Issued: 04/25/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/23/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An access box for vehicles of the type having a covered cargo area with forward and rearward ends defined by a floor and side walls, said access box comprisingan open top container including a bottom wall, side walls, a front wall, and a rear reinforcing corner web projecting laterally beyond at least one of said side walls,a pair of laterally spaced, longitudinal support members arranged for securement to the floor of a vehicle cargo area,an outwardly turned flange at the rearward end of at least one of said support members,longitudinal reinforcing rail means on each side of said container,horizontal axis guide rollers on said support members supporting said box above the floor of the cargo area for longitudinal movement between a forward loaded position and a rearward access position,said rail means and rollers providing self support of said box in said movable positions as well as in said rearward access position at a point such that articles in the front thereof can be reached from the rear of the vehicle cargo area,said longitudinal rail means and rollers providing cantilevered and straight line, self support of said box in said rearward access position and in alignment with its line of travel,latch means on said support members and container arranged to locate said container in said forward loaded position and said rearward access position as well as intermediate positions,vertical axis guide rollers engageable between said support members and said container providing lateral stability of said container on said support members in said longitudinal positions of said container between said forward loaded and rearward access positions,said stop means on said outwardly turned flange of said support member engageable with said lateral projecting corner web of said container for stopping forward travel of said container with said latch means in said forward loaded position to prevent forward and rearward play of said container while the vehicle is in motion,said stop means being adjustable in the direction of movement of said container for positioning it selectively to stop said container at precisely the engaged position of said latch in its forward loaded position.

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