Truck storage box apparatus

• US 5,988,473 A
• Filed: 08/19/1998
• Issued: 11/23/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samuel D. Hagan, Sonya L. Hagan
• Original Assignee: Samuel D. Hagan, Sonya L. Hagan
• Inventors: Hagan, Samuel D., Hagan, Sonya L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Vidovich, Gregory M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Brevard, Maerena W.
• Application Number:
  US09/136,657
• Time in Patent Office: 461 Days
• Field of Search: 224/404, 224/498, 224/542, 220/503, 220/524, 220/345.2, 220/345.4, 220/345.5, 312/216, 312/324, 312/328, 312/290, 296/37.6
• US Class Current: 224/404
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 9/00 Supplementary fittings on vehicle exterior for carrying loads, e.g. luggage, sports gear or the like

Abstract

A storage box apparatus includes a base member which includes a lock loop. First and second storage compartment assemblies are supported by the base member and include first and second compartment regions. Sliding trays are positioned over the compartment regions. Hinged covers cover the sliding trays. Lock bars extend downward from distal edges of hinged covers which prevent the sliding trays from sliding outward when the hinged covers are closed. A third storage compartment assembly is supported by the base member and is located between the first and second storage compartment assemblies along a longitudinal axis. The third storage compartment assembly includes a plurality of drawers arrayed along a vertical axis, wherein each of the drawers includes a drawer handle. Each of the drawer handles is in linear alignment with the other drawer handles and the lock loop. One of the drawers, such as the bottommost drawer, includes internal divider walls for dividing an interior space in the one of the drawers into a plurality of smaller storage spaces. A locking pin is threaded through the drawer handles and the lock loop and is used for locking the drawers in a closed position. A padlock is provided for locking the locking pin into locking position with respect to the drawer handles. A first key lock assembly is connected to the first hinged cover, and a second key lock assembly is connected to the second hinged cover.

Claims

1. A storage box apparatus, comprising:

a base member which includes a lock loop,

a first storage compartment assembly supported by said base member, wherein said first storage compartment assembly includes a first compartment region, a first sliding tray positioned over said first compartment region, a first hinged cover for covering said first sliding tray, and a first lock bar, extending downward from a distal edge of said first hinged cover, for preventing said first sliding tray from sliding outward when said first hinged cover is closed,

a second storage compartment assembly supported by said base member, wherein said second storage compartment assembly includes a second compartment region, a second sliding tray positioned over said second compartment region, a second hinged cover for covering said second sliding tray, and a second lock bar, extending downward from a distal edge of said second hinged cover, for preventing said second sliding tray from sliding outward when said second hinged cover is closed, and

a third storage compartment assembly supported by said base member and located between said first storage compartment assembly and said second storage compartment assembly along a longitudinal axis, wherein said third storage compartment assembly includes a plurality of drawers arrayed along a vertical axis, wherein each of said drawers includes a drawer handle, wherein each of said drawer handles is in linear alignment with said other drawer handles and said lock loop.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein one of said drawers includes internal divider walls for dividing an interior space in said one of said drawers into a plurality of smaller storage spaces.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said smaller storage spaces can be used for storing various sizes of nuts, bolts, and screws in an organized fashion.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, further including:

a locking pin, threaded through said drawer handles and said lock loop for locking said drawers in a closed position.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, further including:

a padlock for locking said locking pin into locking position with respect to said drawer handles.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, further including:

a first key lock assembly connected to said first hinged cover, and

a second key lock assembly connected to said second hinged cover.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, further including:

a first pickup truck connector connected to said first storage compartment assembly for fitting into a reception channel in a side wall of a pickup truck, and

a second pickup truck connector connected to said second storage compartment assembly for fitting into a reception channel in a side wall of a pickup truck.