Pickup box side module
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1. A storage module integrated into a vehicle, said storage module comprising:
- at least one exterior panel of said vehicle;
at least one door at least partially formed by said at least one exterior panel;
at least one compartment, wherein said at least one exterior panel and said at least one compartment define at least one area and said at least one door allows access to said compartment;
an aperture panel extending around an opening of said area and providing a connection between said at least one compartment and said at least one door; and
a rail extending along said at least one compartment, wherein said at least one compartment, and said at least one aperture panel are connected to said rail and said rail is intermediate and operably connects said at least one aperture panel and said at least one compartment to a section of a vehicle bed side.
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Abstract
A storage module having at least one exterior panel of a motorized vehicle, at least one door, and at least one inner panel. The door is at least partially formed by at least one of the exterior panels. At least one of the exterior panels and at least one of the interior panels define at least one area to form the storage module.
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20 Claims
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1. A storage module integrated into a vehicle, said storage module comprising:
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at least one exterior panel of said vehicle; at least one door at least partially formed by said at least one exterior panel; at least one compartment, wherein said at least one exterior panel and said at least one compartment define at least one area and said at least one door allows access to said compartment; an aperture panel extending around an opening of said area and providing a connection between said at least one compartment and said at least one door; and a rail extending along said at least one compartment, wherein said at least one compartment, and said at least one aperture panel are connected to said rail and said rail is intermediate and operably connects said at least one aperture panel and said at least one compartment to a section of a vehicle bed side. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A storage module integrated into an exterior panel of a vehicle, said storage module comprising:
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a compartment having an area; an aperture panel defining an opening of said compartment; an exterior panel of said vehicle covering said aperture panel; at least one door at least partially formed by said in said exterior panel, wherein said at least one door is pivotally connected to said aperture panel to allow said at least one door to rotate with respect to said aperture panel and allow access to said area of said compartment, wherein said aperture panel provides a connection for said compartment; and a rail extending along said compartment, wherein said compartment and said aperture panel are connected to said rail and said rail is intermediate and operably connects said aperture panel and said compartment to a section of a vehicle bed side. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A storage module integrated into a fender of a vehicle, said storage module comprising:
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at least one compartment having an opening and an area, wherein said at least one compartment is placed on a side of a vehicle above the wheel well of a vehicle, forward the wheel well, rearward the wheel well or combinations thereof; said fender panel of said vehicle covering said compartment and said side of the vehicle; at least one door at least partially formed in said fender panel, wherein said at least one door is pivotally connected to said at least one compartment to allow said at least one door to pivot with respect to said at least one compartment and allow access to said area of said compartment; an aperture panel extending around an opening of said area and providing a connection between said at least one compartment and said at least one door; and a rail extending along said at least one compartment, wherein said at least one compartment and said at least one aperture panel are connected to said rail and said rail is intermediate and operably connects said at least one aperture panel and said at least one compartment to a section of a vehicle bed side. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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