US Patent 7464978 Pickup truck toolbox with an extensible platform

A toolbox including an enclosure for positioning upon the bed of a pickup truck. The enclosure has a movable lid at its top. A platform is hingedly attached to one of the opposed ends of the movable lid such that the platform can be pivoted outwardly from the side of the pickup truck in a cantilevered manner. The platform has a rigid frame and a perforated panel that is affixed to the top of the frame and a socket member that is affixed to the bottom of the frame. A support rod is releasably attached to the platform for transmitting cantilevered loads to the ground. The top of the support rod is slidably positioned within the socket member.