Vehicle with storage/utility system
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1. A pickup truck having:
- a cab;
a bed with two side panels connected to the cab;
at least two rear wheels configured to support the bed; and
two wheel wells connected to the bed above the rear wheels, the improvement comprising;
a storage box mounted within the bed and adjacent to one of the wheel wells; and
at least a portion of one of the side panels is hinged to provide access to at least a portion of the storage box.
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Abstract
A pickup truck conversion and method of providing same involves a storage/utility system in any fleet side pickup truck bed without substantially altering the bed'"'"'s external appearance. The storage system is located adjacent the wheel well sections of the bed, and uses hinges to open and close the fender (side panel) of the bed. Since the storage system does not substantially alter the truck'"'"'s external appearance, it reduces the attraction for theft. Also, since the storage area does not extend inwardly beyond the conventional wheel wells, the storage system leaves most of the truck bed free for use.
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1. A pickup truck having:
- a cab;
a bed with two side panels connected to the cab;
at least two rear wheels configured to support the bed; and
two wheel wells connected to the bed above the rear wheels, the improvement comprising;
a storage box mounted within the bed and adjacent to one of the wheel wells; and
at least a portion of one of the side panels is hinged to provide access to at least a portion of the storage box. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- a cab;
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8. A pickup truck having:
- a cab;
a bed with two contoured side panels connected to the cab;
at least two rear wheels configured to support the bed; and
two wheel wells connected to the bed above the rear wheels, the improvement comprising;
at least one storage box adjacent a side panel and substantially aligned in a lateral direction with the center of the wheel well; and
a hinged panel providing access to the storage box. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- a cab;
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14. A pickup truck having:
- a cab with two or more doors, each having an external surface;
a bed with two contoured side panels connected to the cab;
at least two rear wheels configured to support the bed, and two wheel wells connected to the bed above the rear wheels, the improvement comprising;
at least one storage box adjacent a side panel, wherein the storage box does not substantially extend laterally beyond the exterior surfaces of the doors;
and at least one hinged panel providing access to the storage box. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
- a cab with two or more doors, each having an external surface;
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22. A pickup truck having:
- a cab;
a bed connected to the cab;
two side panels connected to the bed, each side panel having a top, a bottom, and an approximate center; and
two wheel wells adjacent to the side panels and connected to the bed wherein the side panels are disposed approximately equidistant from a midline of the bed, the improvement comprising;
a storage box, wherein the storage box is connected to the bed and adjacent to one of the side panels;
at least a portion of the adjacent side panel is hinged to provide access to the storage box; and
,wherein the side panels are contoured such that the distance between the top of the side panels and the midline of the bed is less than the distance between the approximate center of the side panels and the midline of the bed. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
- a cab;
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29. A vehicle with a bed comprising:
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at least two rear wheels configured to support the bed;
a pair of side panels over the rear wheels and connected to the bed; and
a storage box mounted within the bed and adjacent to at least one of the side panels;
wherein at least a portion of at least one of the side panels is hinged to provide access to at least a portion of the storage box. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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33. A vehicle comprising:
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a passenger cabin;
a cargo area defined by a pair of side panels and located behind the cabin;
at least two rear wheels configured to support the cargo area; and
a storage box mounted within the cargo area and adjacent to the side panels. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
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