Cargo compartment organizer

Claim 1

A cargo compartment organizer for use with a pickup truck, said pickup truck having a cargo bed having a floor, a front wall, a tailgate and a pair of vertically extending walls, each of said pair of vertically extending walls having a top edge which is level with the top edge of the other of said pair of vertically extending walls, said cargo bed further including a cargo space defined by said floor, front wall, tailgate and pair of vertically extending walls said cargo compartment organizer comprising: (a) a pair of horizontally oriented longitudinal members; (b) a plurality of cross members attached to said pair of horizontally oriented longitudinal members, said plurality of cross members being perpendicularly disposed relative to said pair of horizontally oriented longitudinal members, whereby when said cargo compartment organizer is positioned for use, wherein said pair of horizontally oriented longitudinal members are positioned to overlie the top edges of said pair of vertically extending walls, said plurality of cross members will be transversely disposed relative to the length of said cargo space; (c) clamping means for removably fastening said pair of horizontally oriented longitudinal members to said pair of vertically extending walls of the cargo bed of said truck; (d) a plurality of horizontal rails attached to said pair or horizontally oriented longitudinal members, said plurality of horizontal rails disposed parallel to said plurality of cross members; (e) a pair of vertical side pieces attached to said pair of horizontally oriented longitudinal members and to said plurality of cross members in an orthoganal fashion; (f) a central longitudinal beam fixedly attached to said plurality of cross members, said central longitudinal beam disposed perpendicular to said plurality of cross members and disposed parallal to, and substantially equidistant from said pair of horizontally oriented longitudinal members, whereby said central longitudinal beam substantially bisects said cargo space; (g) at least one drawer slidably mounted on said plurality of horizontal rails, whereby said at least one drawer may slide along said plurality of horizontal rails in a direction transversely oriented relative to said cargo space from one vertical side piece to the other, wherein the longitudinal motion of said at least one drawer relative to said cargo space is constrained by said plurality of cross members; (h) a pair of cover means; (i) hinge means fastened to said central longitudinal beam and said pair of cover means, whereby said pair of cover means maybe opened and closed relative to said cargo compartment organizer from either side of the truck, whereby when said pair of cover means is closed, said pair of cover means will overlie and protect said pair of vertical side pieces and said plurality of cross members, and whereby said pair of cover means will also protect said cargo space from rain, but whereby when said pair of cover means is opened said at least one drawer and said cargo space will be accessible.