Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Body shell
Patent
1997-07-18
1999-11-09
Pike, Andrew C.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Body shell
296 376, B62D 3302, B60R 1106
Patent
active
059799730
ABSTRACT:
A hidden storage system is incorporated in the bed of a vehicle without altering the bed's external appearance and the bed is provided with collapsible support beams. 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. The collapsible support beams provide a support/safety mechanism if impacted from the side. Since the storage system does not 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. The hidden storage system is incorporated into the bed by either an initial fabrication method or a conversion method using an existing bed.
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Clare Scott
Long Neil G.
Carnahan L. E.
Pike Andrew C.
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