Pickup truck storage box
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1. A storage box kit for installation in a truck'"'"'s cargo bed, comprising:
- a. right and left edge brackets, each said bracket being adapted to be fastened in a generally vertical orientation to opposing side walls of a truck bed;
b. right and left box panels, said panels being generally planar and adapted to be disposed in a single plane generally perpendicular to said truck bed'"'"'s side walls, an outer edge of each said panel being adapted to seat in its respective edge bracket;
c. means adapted to be disposed between opposed inner edges of said box panels, said means being for separating said panels and thereby causing said panels'"'"' outer edges to remain securely mated with their respective edge brackets; and
,d. a lid adapted to be removably seated atop top edges of said truck bed'"'"'s forward and side walls, and atop top edges of said box panels.
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Abstract
A pickup truck storage box for use in the cargo bed of a pickup truck is disclosed. It has left and right edge brackets that receive left and right upstanding box panels; a center stake that fits between inner edges of the box panels to keep the outer edges of the box panels seated in the edge brackets; a channel member that fits over the upper edge of the truck bed'"'"'s forward wall; a hinged, locking lid attached to the channel member; a hinged cross-member between the channel member and the upper, inner edges of the box panels; and, cap strips that cover the top edges of the box panels.
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1. A storage box kit for installation in a truck'"'"'s cargo bed, comprising:
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a. right and left edge brackets, each said bracket being adapted to be fastened in a generally vertical orientation to opposing side walls of a truck bed; b. right and left box panels, said panels being generally planar and adapted to be disposed in a single plane generally perpendicular to said truck bed'"'"'s side walls, an outer edge of each said panel being adapted to seat in its respective edge bracket; c. means adapted to be disposed between opposed inner edges of said box panels, said means being for separating said panels and thereby causing said panels'"'"' outer edges to remain securely mated with their respective edge brackets; and
,d. a lid adapted to be removably seated atop top edges of said truck bed'"'"'s forward and side walls, and atop top edges of said box panels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A pickup truck with a cargo bed having a removable storage box, comprising, in combination:
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a. a pickup truck with a cargo bed defined by a floor, a forward wall and spaced-apart side walls; b. right and left edge brackets, each said bracket being fastened in a generally vertical orientation to opposing side walls of said truck bed; c. right and left upstanding box panels, said panels being generally planar and disposed in a single plane generally perpendicular to said truck bed'"'"'s side walls, an outer edge of each said panel being seated in its respective edge bracket; d. means disposed between opposed inner edges of said box panels, said means separating said panels and thereby causing said panels'"'"' outer edges to remain securely mated with their respective edge brackets; and
,e. a lid removably seated atop top edges of said truck bed'"'"'s forward and side walls and, simultaneously, atop top edges of said upstanding box panels. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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