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Collapsible container system for truck beds

  • US 5,868,295 A
  • Filed: 11/18/1996
  • Issued: 02/09/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/18/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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.

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