Self-Securing Pickup Truck Container Mounting System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Pickup truck containers or tool boxes often vibrate and shake due to insecure mounting on the flatbed, causing goods to also vibrate, as existing fasteners occupy significant space and do not effectively secure the container during vehicle movement.
Innovation Solution
A container design that securely attaches to the back of a pickup truck using a housing with a protruding portion fitting into a channel guide and a cavity shaped to fit over the wheel hump, allowing for self-securing without additional tools, with optional fasteners for added attachment, and a pivoting top cover for access.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If conventional fasteners are used to secure the container to the flatbed, then the container can be mounted, but the fasteners occupy substantial portion of the flatbed area and the container still vibrates and shakes during vehicle movement
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is segmented into multiple independent attachment points: protruding portions on the container engage with channel guides along the flatbed sides, while separate cavities on the bottom engage with wheel humps. This segmentation allows the container to be secured at multiple locations without requiring large continuous fastener assemblies, thus preserving flatbed area while improving mounting stability through distributed attachment points.
Solution Approach 2:
The mounting system transitions from a two-dimensional fastener layout on the flatbed surface to a three-dimensional engagement system that utilizes the vertical dimension and side channels. The protruding portions extend sideways to engage with channel guides, while cavities engage downward with wheel humps, creating a multi-dimensional attachment architecture that secures the container without occupying substantial flatbed area.
2Reliability
If additional tools and structures are used to secure the container, then the mounting may be more secure, but the device complexity increases and installation becomes more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The container incorporates self-securing features where protruding portions automatically engage with channel guides and cavities engage with wheel humps through simple alignment and insertion motions. The design eliminates the need for separate fasteners, tools, or complex assembly procedures - the container secures itself through its integrated geometric features, thereby improving mounting stability without increasing device complexity.
3Ease of manufacture
If conventional mounting methods are used, then the container can be attached, but vibration and shaking occur during vehicle movement causing goods to vibrate
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system uses the wheel humps (which represent the vehicle's suspension and weight-bearing structure) as counterpoints to counteract vibration and shaking forces. By engaging cavities directly with the wheel humps, the container is anchored to the vehicle's primary structural and suspension elements, allowing the humps to absorb and counteract vibrational forces during vehicle movement, thereby reducing harmful vibrations while maintaining ease of attachment.
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AI summary
Certain embodiments of the invention may include a self-securing container to the back of a pickup truck. According to certain embodiments of the present invention, the bottom side of the container may be shaped to be securely mounted on the left or right hump in the bed. According to other embodiments, the present invention may include at least one protruding portion to securely fit a channel guide on the right or left side wall of the bed. According to other embodiments, the present invention may include a tool box that may be secured to the back of the pick-up truck without the use of any additional tools or other structures or fasteners.