Storage tunnel assembly for the bed of a pickup truck or other vehicle
US12157435B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 26, 2022 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D33/08
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A storage tunnel assembly for the bed of a pickup truck or other vehicle. The storage tunnel assembly generally includes a deployable vertical wall separated from a bulkhead of the bed and disposed across a width of the bed and a deployable cover separated from a floor of the bed between the vertical wall and the bulkhead and disposed across the width of the bed. The vertical wall, the cover, the bulkhead, and the floor define a storage space within a space defined by the bed. The vertical wall and the cover may be fixed components, separate components, and/or hinged components in various assemblies. One or both side walls of the bed define a storage tunnel access opening coincident with the storage space defined by the vertical wall, the cover, the bulkhead, and the floor and may include a door adapted to selectively open and close the associated storage tunnel access opening.
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