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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2002
Jerome A. Schomaker, Granger, IN (US);
Dean Mettler, Sturgis, MI (US);
James Weiderman, Sturgis, MI (US);
Daniel Wort, Elkhart, IN (US);
Jerome A. Schomaker, Granger, IN (US);
Dean Mettler, Sturgis, MI (US);
James Weiderman, Sturgis, MI (US);
Daniel Wort, Elkhart, IN (US);
Lund International, Inc., Anoka, MN (US);
Abstract
A motor vehicle box and a pickup truck having a motor vehicle box provided in the pickup truck bed are provided. The motor vehicle box includes a plurality of sidewalls and a bottom wall constructed to form a container having an opening wherein the container has an exterior side and an interior side; a lid constructed to cover the opening, wherein the lid is hingedly attached to at least one of the plurality of walls; and a latch mechanism comprising a latch member constructed and arranged to move between a first position and second position. The first position is provided for holding the lid in place covering the opening. The second position is provided for releasing the lid. The latch mechanism includes an exterior latch release mechanism and an interior latch release mechanism. The exterior latch release mechanism extends to the exterior side of the container and is constructed to move the latch member to the second position when triggered. The interior latch release mechanism is provided within the interior side of the container and is constructed to move the latch member to the second position when triggered. The interior latch release mechanism allows someone, such as a small child, who becomes trapped in the box to release himself or herself from the box by using the interior latch release mechanism.