Albert E Patterson

US Patent:

43289886, May 11, 1982

Filed:

Aug 7, 1980

Appl. No.:

6/176141

Inventors:

Albert E. Patterson - Greenfield IN
Timothy C. Pollard - West Bloomfield MI

Assignee:

C. E. Pollard Company

International Classification:

B60P 900

US Classification:

296 10

Abstract:

A bed for a pickup truck having side gates in the sidewalls thereof and a tailgate in the rear wall thereof having exterior contours identical to the exterior contours of the wall within which the gates are located, to provide increased accessibility to the interior of the bed and an aesthetically appealing design. The gates are supported to provide strength to resist against loads disposed in the bed that may be forced against the gate by having support members secured thereto on the inboard side of the gate along with the gate having a strength contour along its inboard side. The bed also has a low profile yet having support for heavy loads by having the floor joists separated, having inboard joists secured to the chassis of the vehicle and outboard joists secured to the bed below the floor of the bed.