Storage compartment and step for pick-up trucks

Details Storage compartment and step for pick-up trucks Storage compartment and step for pick-up trucks

2006-10-10

2006-10-10

Gutman, H (Department: 3612)

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Auxiliary article compartments

Reexamination Certificate

active

07118150

ABSTRACT:
A storage compartment is formed on the lateral side of a pick-up truck to have a door that will open to a generally horizontal position to permit use thereof as a step to facilitate access to the interior of the cargo bed. The storage compartment door is pivotally supported by a pivot mechanism that is supported from the underside of the pick up box to provide sufficient support thereof to withstand the weight of a person utilizing the door as a step. The door is also provided with supplemental support members interconnecting the door and the underside of the pick up box. When closed, the door conceals the pivot mechanism to provide a smooth, clean line on the exterior surface of the truck. The opened door allows access to a storage compartment that preferably extends beneath a portion of the cargo bed to allow storage of small items in a contained compartment.

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