Attention: TDR Forum Junkies A year or two ago I thought I saw a vendor that was selling storage bumpers. Similar to this one (from the US patent office site). Anyone have/ seen one?
Thanks,
-Vic
U. S. Patent No. 5,823,585
Title: Sports truck storage bumper set
Issued: October 20, 1998
Abstract: A sport utility vehicle storage bumper for the rear and the front of the vehicle. The bumper may be mounted to the front or to the rear of the frame of the vehicle. A floor plate or a diamond step plate is hingedly mounted to the storage compartment of the device for convenient opening and closing. The storage chamber is preferably designed with the storage compartments sweeping back at an angle of approximately 45 deg. from the center of the vehicle toward the sides so as to reduce the profile of the vehicle and to minimize the possibility of unnecessarily bumping the storage chamber when moving the vehicle. The closeable lid includes one or more locks for locking one or more chambers of the storage unit. When applied to the front of the vehicle, the storage bumper is designed to accommodate a winch and a chain, in addition to other desirable equipment. When applied to the rear of the vehicle, the storage bumper has sufficient room for storage of a jack, a tow ball, and first aid equipment. Alternatively, an outwardly extending plate of the device is designed to accommodate a tow ball.
Thanks,
-Vic
U. S. Patent No. 5,823,585
Title: Sports truck storage bumper set
Issued: October 20, 1998
Abstract: A sport utility vehicle storage bumper for the rear and the front of the vehicle. The bumper may be mounted to the front or to the rear of the frame of the vehicle. A floor plate or a diamond step plate is hingedly mounted to the storage compartment of the device for convenient opening and closing. The storage chamber is preferably designed with the storage compartments sweeping back at an angle of approximately 45 deg. from the center of the vehicle toward the sides so as to reduce the profile of the vehicle and to minimize the possibility of unnecessarily bumping the storage chamber when moving the vehicle. The closeable lid includes one or more locks for locking one or more chambers of the storage unit. When applied to the front of the vehicle, the storage bumper is designed to accommodate a winch and a chain, in addition to other desirable equipment. When applied to the rear of the vehicle, the storage bumper has sufficient room for storage of a jack, a tow ball, and first aid equipment. Alternatively, an outwardly extending plate of the device is designed to accommodate a tow ball.
