Pickup trunk

• US 8,888,421 B1
• Filed: 10/09/2013
• Issued: 11/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Dennis Coull
• Original Assignee: Dennis Coull
• Inventors: Coull, Dennis
• Primary Examiner(s): Gutman, H
• Application Number:
  US14/050,074
• Time in Patent Office: 405 Days
• Field of Search: 410/52, 296/37.1, 296/37.5, 296/37.8, 296/37.14, 296/37.16, 296/24.4, 296/24.43, 224/545, 224/548, 224/549, 224/400
• US Class Current: 410/52
• CPC Class Codes: B60P 7/14 the load bracing means comprising a movable bulkhead

Abstract

A pickup trunk is provided for a pickup truck having a bed with side walls and a tailgate. The pickup trunk includes a holder to receive cargo therein. A manually adjustable retainer mechanism is for retaining the holder with the cargo in a stationary position on a back portion of the bed between the side walls of the pickup truck adjacent to the tailgate, so as to allow for easy access and retrieval of the cargo from the holder when the tailgate is opened.

Claims

1. A pickup trunk for a pickup truck having a flatbed with two side walls and a tailgate, the pickup trunk comprising:

a) a rectangular base holder to receive cargo therein;

b) one hollow receiver, at each corner of the base holder, each hollow receiver being welded to one ⅞

″

inch wide tube for receiving a ⅜

″

diameter threaded rod 8 inches long;

c) means for manually adjustably retaining the holder with the cargo in a stationary position on a back portion of the flatbed between the side walls of the pickup truck adjacent to the tailgate, so as to allow for easy access and retrieval of the cargo from the holder when the tailgate is opened; and

d) a top panel hinged to a back of a base frame of the base holder, whereby the top panel can go from a horizontally closed position to an upright open position, so that the base holder can receive and retain the cargo.

2. The pickup trunk as recited in claim 1, wherein the holder further comprises:

a) a pair of support arms, in which each support arm is connected between one side of the base frame and the hinged top panel; and

b) a pair of pins, in which each pin is placed through one said support arm to lock the hinged top panel in the upright open position.

3. The pickup truck as recited in claim 1, wherein the holder further comprises:

a) a front retainer bar; and

b) a pair of drop rails, in which each drop rail is connected between one side of the retainer bar and a front side of the base frame, whereby the front retainer bar can go from a horizontally closed position to an upright open position to help the base frame to receive and position the cargo in place.

4. The pickup trunk as recited in claim 1, wherein the manually adjustable means further comprises four ⅜

″

threaded hexagon-shaped coupling nuts and four silicon rubber chair leg tips which each are coupled with each said ⅞

″

wide tube via one said ⅜

″

diameter threaded rod in order to abut against the two side walls of the pickup truck.

5. The pickup trunk as recited in claim 4, wherein each of said four silicon rubber chair leg tips is manually adjustable by rotating along each said ⅜

″

diameter threaded rod) to make the pickup trunk fit into the flatbed and against both sidewalls of the pickup truck.

6. The pickup trunk as recited in claim 4, wherein the total length between rubber chair leg tips can be adjusted from 54 inches into 63 inches.

7. The pickup trunk as recited in claim 1, wherein the base holder may measure approximately 52⅛

″

length by 19½

″

inches in width.

8. The pickup trunk as recited in claim 1, wherein the base holder is consisting of from ¾

″

square tube steel, ½

″

tube steel, or ¾

″

round tube steel.