Receptacles – Closures – Having means for securing or retaining closure in its closed...
Patent
1998-09-14
2000-06-27
Castellano, Stephen
Receptacles
Closures
Having means for securing or retaining closure in its closed...
220210, 224404, 292 46, B60R 900, B65D 4520
Patent
active
060795859
ABSTRACT:
A truck box is disclosed comprising a front wall carrying a pair of spaced paddle latches and being formed with a channel extending at least between the paddle latches, a back wall, a bottom wall, opposed end walls and a top lid pivotally mounted to the back wall, all of which are interconnected to define a hollow interior. The operating rod has a first end section connected to one paddle latch, a second end section connected to the other paddle latch, and, an offset center section which is mounted by at least one rod guide within the channel formed in the front wall. The channel substantially encloses the center section of the operating rod to protect it from contact with items loaded into and unloaded from the box interior, and the rod guide(s) support the center section to prevent vibration or other contact with the front wall during operation of the vehicle within which the truck box is mounted.
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Castellano Stephen
Eloshway Niki M.
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