Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Enclosed compartment
Patent
1993-02-05
1993-11-23
Song, Robert R.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Enclosed compartment
296 26, 296 371, 296 376, 296 378, 296 3716, 296201, B60R 1100
Patent
active
052637573
ABSTRACT:
A cargo box (10) for insertion into the rear window (12) of the cab (16) of a pickup truck (14) or the like is disclosed including an annular, flat, mounting plate (34). The outer periphery (36) of the mounting plate (34) is sized and shaped for insertion between the pair of generally straight sides (26, 28) of the U-shaped well (24) of the seal (22) for the rear window (12), with the mounting plate (34) and cargo box (10) being supported as an integral part of the cab (16) by the seal (22). A tubular neck (40) integrally extends between the inner periphery (38) of the mounting plate (34) and the inner periphery of the front end (50) of a storage enclosure (42). The cargo box (10) can be resiliently supported by a support (72) including a rigid bar (74) extending between and supported by the side rails (32) of the truck box (18). A spool-shaped, elastomeric bushing (86) is secured to the rigid bar (74) and abuts with the bottom (46) of the storage enclosure (42). The cargo box (10) can be received in the opening (102) in the front (98) of a topper (94) to allow their simultaneous use on the truck (14). An inflatable, annular boot (104) having U-shaped cross sections can be provided around the topper opening (102) with first and second legs (106) extending on opposite sides of the topper front (98). The boot (104) when inflated in position abuts with and seals with one or both of the mounting plate (34) and the annular-shaped front end (50) of the storage enclosure (42).
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