A system and method for attaching a multi-use box to a vehicle. The multi-use box includes a base portion and a lid pivotally attached thereto, with dense foam therein, having cut-outs shaped like tools to be secured therein. The method may include aligning the base portion against an interior tailgate cover of a tailgate such that a perimeter of the base portion completely resides inward of a perimeter of the tailgate. The method may include pivoting open the lid and placing fasteners through holes formed through the base portion and holes of the interior tailgate cover aligned with the holes of the base portion. Furthermore, the method may include securing tools within the cutouts and pivoting the lid to a closed position, as well as pivoting the tailgate into an upright position such that the multi-use box is within a bed of the vehicle.
TOOLBOX AND METHOD OF MOUNTING TO TAILGATE
2024-11-21
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60R Fahrzeuge, Fahrzeugausstattung oder Fahrzeugteile, soweit nicht anderweitig vorgesehen , VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR / B65D Behältnisse zur Lagerung oder zum Transport von Gegenständen oder Materialien [Container], z.B. Säcke, Beutel, Fässer, Flaschen, Dosen, Kästen, Büchsen, Schachteln, Packkörbe, Tonnen, Gläser, Flüssigkeitsbehälter, Trichtersilos, Transportbehälter , CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS |