IP Library Granted Patent US 10,745,064
Granted Patent B2
US 10,745,064 · App. 16/161,457 · Granted Aug 18, 2020

Cargo box storage caddy with removable containers

Inventors: Ryan DeLong (Stockbridge, MI); Jerome Facchinello (Grand Blanc, MI); Chad Carter (Manchester, MI); Daniel J. Delaney (Pinckney, MI); Derrick Fair (Whitmore Lake, MI)
Assignee: RUGGED LINER, INC.
B62D33/0207B60R9/06
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Patent No.
US 10,745,064
App. No.
16/161,457
Granted
Aug 18, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A storage caddy comprising: (a) a frame assembly; (b) a mounting assembly connected to the frame assembly, the mounting assembly being configured to attach the storage caddy to one or more walls of a cargo box of a vehicle; (c) one or more anchors connected to the frame assembly; and (d) one or more tie-downs extending from the one or more anchors and being configured to connect to one of the one or more walls, a floor, or both of the cargo box.

Claims (23)

1. A storage caddy comprising:

a. a frame assembly comprising a pair of frame members and a support strap connected to the pair of frame members;

b. a mounting assembly connected to the frame assembly, the mounting assembly being configured to attach the storage caddy to one or more walls of a cargo box of a vehicle;

c. one or more anchors connected to the frame assembly;

d. one or more tie-downs extending from the one or more anchors and being configured to connect to one of the one or more walls, a floor, or both of the cargo box, and

e. a container supported between the pair of frame members;

wherein the support strap is configured to support a bottom of the container, wherein the container comprises a flange that rests on a top surface of one or both of the frame members.

2. The storage caddy of claim 1 , wherein the bottom of the container, when the storage caddy is connected to the one or more walls, is elevated above the floor of the cargo box.

3. The storage caddy of claim 1 , wherein the storage caddy includes one or more leveling feet.

4. The storage caddy of claim 1 , wherein the cargo box has a top surface and the storage caddy, when connected to the cargo box, is entirely located below the top surface.

5. The storage caddy of claim 1 , wherein the frame assembly includes two laterally opposing members.

6. The storage caddy of claim 5 , wherein the two laterally opposing members are connected to the pair of frame members, the storage caddy comprises a second support strap that supports the bottom of the container, and the support strap and the second support strap are located between the two laterally opposing members.

7. The storage caddy of claim 1 , wherein the support strap is flexible and hangs from the pair of frame members towards the floor of the cargo box when the frame assembly is connected to the one or more walls of the cargo box.

8. The storage caddy of claim 7 , wherein the bottom of the container comprises a channel configured to receive the support strap.

9. The storage caddy of claim 1 , wherein one or both of the frame members are substantially parallel to a forward wall of the cargo box.

10. The storage caddy of claim 1 , wherein the support strap is flexible and hangs below the pair of frame members.

11. The storage caddy of claim 1 , wherein the mounting assembly is configured to attach the frame assembly to a forward wall of the cargo box, and the one or more tie-downs are configured to connect the frame to a side wall of the cargo box.

12. The storage caddy of claim 1 , wherein the container is removable from the frame assembly without disconnecting the one or more tie downs.

13. The storage caddy of claim 1 , wherein the support strap comprises a cloth material.

14. The storage caddy of claim 1 , wherein the storage caddy comprises a plurality of support straps, connected to and hanging from the pair of frame members, and

wherein the storage caddy comprises a plurality of containers having bottoms supported by the plurality of support straps.

15. The storage caddy of claim 1 , wherein the frame assembly comprises a vertical frame member, a lateral frame member, and a support bracket that connects together one of the pair of frame members, the lateral frame member, and the vertical frame member.

16. The storage caddy of claim 1 , wherein the support strap hangs from the pair of frame members, and a portion of the support strap that supports the bottom of the container is below a bottom surface of the frame assembly.

Assignments (11)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2026
From: A.R.E. ACCESSORIES, LLC; ADELL GROUP, LLC; ADVANTAGE TRUCK ACCESSORIES, INC.; BEDRUG, INC.; BELMOR, INC.; BUSHWACKER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, LLC; BUSHWACKER, INC.; CORD GROUP LLC; EXTANG CORPORATION; HUSKY LINERS, INC.; LAURMARK ENTERPRISES, INC.; LUND MOTION PRODUCTS, INC.; LUND, INC.; HOPE VALLEY INDUSTRIES, LLC; LUND INTERNATIONAL HOLDING COMPANY; MAXTON GROUP, INC.; N-FAB, INC.; OMIX-ADA, INC.; POWERFLOW, INC.; REALTRUCK GROUP, INC.; REALTRUCK, LLC; RETRAX HOLDINGS, LLC; ROLL-N-LOCK CORPORATION; RUGGED LINER, INC.; SUPERLIFT, LLC; TRUXEDO, INC.; ULTRA AXLE, LLC; UNDERCOVER, INC.
To: JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC
Reel/Frame 075566/0472 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2026
From: A.R.E. ACCESSORIES, LLC; ADELL GROUP, LLC; ADVANTAGE TRUCK ACCESSORIES, INC.; BEDRUG, INC.; BELMOR, INC.; BUSHWACKER AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, LLC; BUSHWACKER, INC.; CORD GROUP LLC; EXTANG CORPORATION; HUSKY LINERS, INC.; LAURMARK ENTERPRISES, INC.; LUND MOTION PRODUCTS, INC.; LUND, INC.; HOPE VALLEY INDUSTRIES, LLC; LUND INTERNATIONAL HOLDING COMPANY; MAXTON GROUP, INC.; N-FAB, INC.; OMIX-ADA, INC.; POWERFLOW, INC.; REALTRUCK GROUP, INC.; REALTRUCK, LLC; RETRAX HOLDINGS, LLC; ROLL-N-LOCK CORPORATION; RUGGED LINER, INC.; SUPERLIFT, LLC; TRUXEDO, INC.; ULTRA AXLE, LLC; UNDERCOVER, INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 075566/0310 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 2, 2021
From: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: BEDRUG, INC.; TRUXEDO INC.; EXTANG CORPORATION; UNDERCOVER, INC.; RETRAX HOLDINGS, LLC; ADVANTAGE TRUCK ACCESSORIES INC.; LAURMARK ENTERPRISES, INC.; A.R.E. ACCESSORIES LLC; N-FAB, INC.; RUGGED LINER, INC.; HUSKY LINERS, INC.; OMIX-ADA, INC.; LUND, INC.; ROLL-N-LOCK CORPORATION; LUND MOTION PRODUCTS, INC.; BUSHWACKER, INC.
Reel/Frame 055193/0892 →
RELEASE OF FIRST LIEN SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Feb 1, 2021
From: JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AND COLLATERAL AGENT
To: RUGGED LINER, INC.
Reel/Frame 055190/0083 →
RELEASE OF SECOND LIEN SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS Recorded Feb 1, 2021
From: JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AND COLLATERAL AGENT
To: RUGGED LINER, INC.
Reel/Frame 055190/0137 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (TL) Recorded Jan 29, 2021
From: RUGGED LINER, INC.
To: JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 055175/0001 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (ABL) Recorded Jan 29, 2021
From: RUGGED LINER, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 055176/0107 →
SECOND LIEN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT Recorded Jul 3, 2019
From: RUGGED LINER, INC.
To: JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 049678/0725 →
FIRST LIEN PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT SUPPLEMENT Recorded Jul 3, 2019
From: RUGGED LINER, INC.
To: JEFFERIES FINANCE LLC, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 049678/0541 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT (INDENTURE) Recorded Jul 3, 2019
From: RUGGED LINER, INC.
To: WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 049677/0680 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 16, 2018
From: DELONG, RYAN; FACCHINELLO, JEROME; CARTER, CHAD; DELANEY, DANIEL J.; FAIR, DERRICK
To: RUGGED LINER, INC.
Reel/Frame 047182/0513 →
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