Truck bed liner with integrated storage system

Abstract

A system is provided for storing items in the bed of a pickup truck. The system includes a bed liner, storage bin sides, storage bin tops, and storage bin dividers. The storage bin sides and storage bin tops are attached to the bed liner to create storage bins, and the bin dividers attach to both the storage bin sides and bed liner to divide the storage bins into smaller sections. Storage bin tops may include a center section cover to selectively cover the center section in between the storage bins in order to provide the full bed area above the storage bins for transporting construction material.

What is claimed as new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent of the United States is: 
     
         1 . A method for preventing water egress from a storage system attached to the bed of a truck, comprising:
 providing storage bin sides and storage bin tops for attachment to said bed;   providing a bin divider for attachment to both said bed and said storage bin sides, said bin divider further comprising a gasket on a first end of said bin divider, and open space on a second end of said bin divider; and   attaching said bin divider to said bed in a first orientation, wherein said gasket is in contact with said bed;   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said gasket provides a seal between said bin divider and said bed that prevents liquid from flowing past said seal. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said open space is less than 50% of the total height of said storage bin sides. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said open space is less than 25% of the total height of said storage bin sides. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein said open space is less than 10% of the total height of said storage bin sides. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising;
 allowing liquid to fill the space enclosed by said storage bin side, one or more of said bin divider in said first orientation, said bed and one or more sides of said truck; and   lifting at least one of said bin divider to drain liquid previously enclosed by said space.   
     
     
         7 . A method for preventing water ingress into a storage system attached to the bed of a truck, comprising:
 providing storage bin sides and storage bin tops for attachment to said bed;   providing a bin divider for attachment to both said bed and said storage bin sides, said bin divider further comprising a gasket on a first end of said bin divider, and open space on a second end of said bin divider; and   attaching said bin divider to said bed in a second orientation, wherein said gasket is in contact with said storage bin top;   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein said gasket provides a seal between said bin divider and said storage bin top that prevents liquid from flowing past said seal. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein said open space is less than 50% of the total height of said storage bin sides. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein said open space is less than 25% of the total height of said storage bin sides. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein said open space is less than 10% of the total height of said storage bin sides.