Adjustable toolbox
View Patent ↗An adjustable toolbox for use in conjunction with a bed on a pickup. The adjustable toolbox includes a base portion, a mounting portion and a lid portion. The base portion has a recess formed therein that is adapted to receive at least one object. The mounting portion is operably attached to the base portion so that at least part of the mounting portion is slidable with respect to the base portion to adjust a width of the adjustable toolbox. The lid portion is operably attached to at least one of the base portion and the mounting portion.
1. An adjustable toolbox for use in conjunction with a bed on a pickup, the pickup bed having a floor surface and a pair of upstanding walls extending therefrom, the adjustable toolbox comprises:
a base portion having a recess formed therein that is adapted to receive at least one object;
a pair of hanger rail portions each attachable to the pair of upstanding walls of the pickup bed, each of said pair of hanger rail portions having a channel such that said channels are non-parallel thereby defining a variable distance therebetween;
a mounting rail coupled to said base portion, said mounting rail having an arcuate portion, said arcuate portion engaging a lip portion formed in said base portion for retaining said base portion relative to said mounting rail;
a pair of support arms, at least one of said pair of support arms being movably coupled to said mounting rail, said at least one of said pair of support arms being movable relative to said mounting rail in a first direction; and
a mounting bracket extending from each of said pair of support arms, said mounting brackets each being slidably engaged with said non-parallel channel of a respective one of said pair of hanger rail portions to permit sliding of said base portion relative to said pair of hanger rail portions in a second direction, said at least one of said pair of support arms being movable to accommodate said variable distance in said first direction,
wherein said mounting rail, said pair of support arms, said mounting brackets, and said pair of hanger rail portions together fully support and suspend said base portion in a position spaced apart from the floor surface of the pickup bed.
2. The adjustable toolbox according to claim 1 wherein said first direction is orthogonal to said second direction.
3. The adjustable toolbox according to claim 1 wherein said at least one of said pair of support arms is telescopically coupled to said mounting rail.
4. The adjustable toolbox according to claim 1 wherein said mounting brackets remain slidably engaged with said non-parallel channels as said base portion is moved between a fore position and an aft position along said second direction.
5. The adjustable toolbox according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a lid portion pivotally coupled to at least one of said base portion and said mounting rail, said lid portion operable to enclose said recess of said base portion,
wherein said mounting brackets and said pair of hanger rail portions together fully support and suspend said base portion and said lid portion in a position spaced below an uppermost edge of the pair of upstanding walls.
6. The adjustable toolbox according to claim 5 , wherein said lid portion is pivotally coupled to said at least one of said base portion and said mounting rail with a living hinge, said living hinge having a floor hinge section, an upper hinge section and a flexible central section that operably connects the floor hinge section and the upper hinge section.
7. The adjustable toolbox according to claim 1 wherein each of said pair of support arms comprises a C-shaped cross-section.
8. The adjustable toolbox according to claim 1 , wherein the base portion includes a bottom wall, a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls that define the recess.
9. The adjustable toolbox according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the bottom wall, the pair of side walls and the pair of end walls has at least one rib formed therein.
10. The adjustable toolbox according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a tonneau cover spanning the pickup bed; and
a tonneau track attachable to at least one of the pair of upstanding walls of the pickup bed and said pair of hanger rail portions, said tonneau track securing said tonneau cover completely above said base portion.
11. The adjustable toolbox according to claim 10 wherein said tonneau track is captured and retained between one of said pair of hanger rail portions and the upstanding wall of the pickup bed.
12. The adjustable toolbox according to claim 10 wherein one of said pair of hanger rail portions comprises a first plurality of grooves and said tonneau track comprises a second plurality of grooves, said first plurality of grooves engaging said second plurality of grooves.
13. The adjustable toolbox according to claim 1 wherein another of said pair of support arms is fixedly coupled to said mounting rail.
14. An adjustable toolbox for use in conjunction with a bed on a pickup, the pickup bed having a floor surface and a pair of upstanding walls extending therefrom, the adjustable toolbox comprises:
a base portion having a recess formed therein that is adapted to receive at least one object;
a pair of hanger rail portions each attachable to the pair of upstanding walls of the pickup bed, each of said pair of hanger rail portions having a channel such that said channels are non-parallel thereby defining a variable distance therebetween;
a mounting rail coupled to said base portion, said mounting rail having an arcuate portion engaging a lip portion formed in said base portion for retaining said base portion relative to said mounting rail;
a pair of support arms each slidably coupled to said mounting rail, said pair of support arms each sliding relative to said mounting rail; and
a mounting bracket extending from each of said pair of support arms, said mounting brackets each being slidably engaged with said non-parallel channel of a respective one of said pair of hanger rail portions.
15. An adjustable toolbox for use in conjunction with a bed on a pickup, the pickup bed having a floor surface and a pair of upstanding walls extending therefrom, the adjustable toolbox comprises:
a base portion having a recess formed therein that is adapted to receive at least one object;
a pair of hanger rail portions each attachable to the pair of upstanding walls of the pickup bed, each of said pair of hanger rail portions having a channel such that said channels are non-parallel thereby defining a variable distance therebetween;
a mounting rail coupled to said base portion;
a pair of support arms each slidably coupled to said mounting rail, said pair of support arms each sliding relative to said mounting rail;
a mounting bracket extending from each of said pair of support arms, said mounting brackets each being slidably engaged with said non-parallel channel of a respective one of said pair of hanger rail portions;
a tonneau cover spanning the pickup bed; and
a tonneau track attachable to at least one of the pair of upstanding walls of the pickup bed and said pair of hanger rail portions, said tonneau track securing said tonneau cover completely above said base portion, said tonneau track being captured and retained between one of said pair of hanger rail portions and the upstanding wall of the pickup bed.
16. The adjustable toolbox according to claim 15 wherein one of said pair of hanger rail portions comprises a first plurality of grooves and said tonneau track comprises a second plurality of grooves, said first plurality of grooves engaging said second plurality of grooves.