Patent attributes
A cargo support assembly includes a pair of cross members that each extends laterally across a tailgate of a truck bed. A pair of brackets is each attached to the pair of cross members and a pair of mounts is each removably attachable to a respective bracket. Each of the mounts has a receiving element and a pair of support tubes is each insertable into the receiving element in a respective one of the mounts. A pair of box pivots is each movably attachable to a respective one of the support tubes. A box is provided and each of the box pivots is attachable to the box such that the box is pivotally retained between the pair of support tubes. In this way the box is retained in an upright position whether the tailgate on the truck bed is positioned in a closed position or an open position.