Bed Toolbox - Tricked Out Custom Concept

[Tran]

From Slate:

Tricked out toolbox 🤝 tricked out truck.​

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Disclaimer: Toolbox is for inspiration purposes. It’s not available for purchase and may differ from any products offered for sale.​

Someone should actually make this for purchase! 🙏

 

[Letas]

One pothole and you're picking up all your nicely organized wrenches...

 

[AZFox]

They're milking that Maker Event for all it's worth.

An in-bed projector screen with some AV speakers that flip out to the side would be more useful to me. Call it a Drive-Out Theater.

Edit: Sure enough someone thought of it already.

 

[bloo]

I see they're using my Minimus 7 speakers.

The diagram looks like a patent filing. Please tell me the US Patent Office didn't grant this.

 

[AZFox]

The diagram looks like a patent filing. Please tell me the US Patent Office didn't grant this.

Patented by Ford.
US10207623B1

 

[Sparkie]

Patented by Ford.
US10207623B1

I couldn't believe the US Patent would grant a patent for this.
So my doubt caused me to follow your link, and...
I'm still in shock it was granted.

 

[Adam W]

That's 100% a toolbox for people that don't use tools. How do you even close it without everything falling off the shelves?

 

[AZFox]

That's 100% a toolbox for people that don't use tools. How do you even close it without everything falling off the shelves?

Exactly. It strikes me as similar to a tool display at a Target store that was set up by someone who never uses tools.

 

[KevinRS]

Seems to be more of a workbench setup at the top half, to hold tools while at a job. Beyond that, it's a first prototype, not something anyone is close to offering for sale. Might inspire some to make their own DIY versions though, possibly with some kind of hold-downs for the tools so they stay in place when stowed and driving.

 

[E90400K]

Looks like at least for the wrenches they are attached to a magnetic strip. The bottles though...

 

[Letas]

Seems to be more of a workbench setup at the top half, to hold tools while at a job. Beyond that, it's a first prototype, not something anyone is close to offering for sale. Might inspire some to make their own DIY versions though, possibly with some kind of hold-downs for the tools so they stay in place when stowed and driving.

At risk of sounding senile- I think this group gives a ton of slack to Slate on stuff like this. This was released as a promo to show people "look what we can do!"- but it is clearly half-baked and poorly thought out. I'm not asking for a working demo on-sale, this could have been made out of painted cardboard for goodness sake, but they went through the trouble of making this, approving it, and releasing it- when it's clearly a gimmick, and non-functional for the group they are trying to appease.

 

[SparkYellow]

I am more used to having the tools flat. In my daily driver, most of them (automotive/camping) are in canvas pouches. Only the sockets are in a tray. Bottles of supplies are standing of course. How do you all keep your tools in the car?

I kept thinking where in the cab to keep my 2.5 gallon gas container... Then I realized I don't have to.

 

[sodamo]

Sure hope no valuable resources spent on that. Now if it slid to rear and the wrench part dropped down vs up, maybe?

 

[E90400K]

At risk of sounding senile- I think this group gives a ton of slack to Slate on stuff like this. This was released as a promo to show people "look what we can do!"- but it is clearly half-baked and poorly thought out. I'm not asking for a working demo on-sale, this could have been made out of painted cardboard for goodness sake, but they went through the trouble of making this, approving it, and releasing it- when it's clearly a gimmick, and non-functional for the group they are trying to appease.

Lots of trades people use the various tool manufacturers "stackable" tool case systems. Milwaukee, Craftsman, Dewalt, etc. all have tool packing systems now.

I didn't get the whole hydraulic suspension apparatus of this custom box.

And it doesn’t look waterproof.

 

[Bo’sFarmGeneva]

From Slate:

Tricked out toolbox 🤝 tricked out truck.​

​

Disclaimer: Toolbox is for inspiration purposes. It’s not available for purchase and may differ from any products offered for sale.​

Someone should actually make this for purchase! 🙏

why doesn't he show how it opens and closes. not my cup of tea here