Collapsible container system for truck beds
First Claim
1. A collapsible container system comprising:
- a flexible, water resistant, fabric bag assembly having a sealable opening in connection with a storage chamber for storing articles to be transported, said bag assembly having a length that is less than a width of a truck bed defined between a pair of opposed sidewalls, a bottom portion of said bag assembly being waterproofed in a manner to remain flexible;
a pair of rigid braces, each securable to an interior surface of one of said two opposed sidewalls of said bag assembly, each of said rigid braces extending to four corners of a respective opposed sidewall;
at least two securing cords, each securing cord being securable between one of said opposed sidewalls and a body portion of a truck in a manner such that said bag assembly is stretched therebetween and held in an expanded configuration;
two brace securing loops provided on said interior surfaces of said opposed sidewalls, one in each lower corner thereof; and
two brace securing pockets provided on said interior surfaces of said opposed sidewalls, one each in each upper corner thereof.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A collapsible container system for use on the bed of a truck including a flexible, water resistant, fabric bag assembly having a sealable opening in connection with a storage chamber for storing articles to be transported. The bottom of the bag assembly is coated or otherwise treated to be waterproof so that standing water is prevented from soaking through the water resistant fabric. The container system also includes a pair of rigid braces that are securable to the interior surface of two opposed sidewalls of the bag assembly. Each of the rigid braces extends to the corners of its respective opposed sidewall. The exterior surface of each of the opposed sidewalls is provided with a mechanism for securing the end of at least one and preferably two or more securing cords. The other end of each of the securing cords is provided with a mechanism for attachment to the body of the truck. In use, one end of each of the securing cords is attached to the exterior of one of the two thus braced opposed sidewalls and the other end of each securing cord is attached so the truck body in a manner such that the bag assembly is stretched therebetween and held in the expanded configuration.
-
Citations
3 Claims
-
1. A collapsible container system comprising:
-
a flexible, water resistant, fabric bag assembly having a sealable opening in connection with a storage chamber for storing articles to be transported, said bag assembly having a length that is less than a width of a truck bed defined between a pair of opposed sidewalls, a bottom portion of said bag assembly being waterproofed in a manner to remain flexible; a pair of rigid braces, each securable to an interior surface of one of said two opposed sidewalls of said bag assembly, each of said rigid braces extending to four corners of a respective opposed sidewall; at least two securing cords, each securing cord being securable between one of said opposed sidewalls and a body portion of a truck in a manner such that said bag assembly is stretched therebetween and held in an expanded configuration; two brace securing loops provided on said interior surfaces of said opposed sidewalls, one in each lower corner thereof; and two brace securing pockets provided on said interior surfaces of said opposed sidewalls, one each in each upper corner thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
-
Specification
-
- Resources
-
Current AssigneeRichard D. Carriere
-
Original AssigneeRichard D. Carriere
-
InventorsCarriere, Richard D.
-
Primary Examiner(s)Luebke, Renee S.
-
Application NumberUS08/751,503Time in Patent Office813 DaysField of Search224/404, 224/403, 224/498, 224/497, 224/318, 224/314, 190/24, 190/107US Class Current224/404CPC Class CodesB60R 9/00 Supplementary fittings on v...
