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An modular storage rack, display or cube system formed by snap together panels with alignment guides, which may also support wheels, shelves, drawers and doors. The system is assemble-in-place and may shipped and displayed for sale in a flat pack.

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An modular storage rack, display or cube system formed by snap together panels with alignment guides, which may also support wheels, shelves, drawers and doors. The system is assemble-in-place and may shipped and displayed for sale in a flat pack. said set of braces supports at least part of the we

An modular storage rack, display or cube system formed by snap together panels with alignment guides, which may also support wheels, shelves, drawers and doors. The system is assemble-in-place and may shipped and displayed for sale in a flat pack. said set of braces supports at least part of the weight of said hopper when the hopper is within said dump body during use of the vehicle as a spreader truck. 13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said braces comprise angle brackets. 14. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a spreader cooperating with said conveyor for dispersing materials. 15. A method of converting a vehicle adapted for use as a dump truck with an apparatus for adapting a vehicle for use as a dump truck or a spreader truck, said apparatus comprising: a main frame; a dump body pivotally interconnected to said main frame, said dump body having a conveyor joined thereto, said dump body further including a bed which, other than at said conveyor, is substantially flat, wherein said conveyor is situated below said bed and wherein said dump body comprises a channel opening onto said conveyor; a hoist for selectively pivoting said dump body; a removable hopper for passing materials onto said conveyor when installed in said dump body, said hopper comprising a downwardly directed lip for extending into said channel when said hopper is installed in said dump body; at least one interconnector for releasably connecting said hopper to said dump body; and a removable cover configured such that, when said hopper is removed, said cover may be installed within said channel so as to cover said conveyor and so as to have an upper surface flush with said bed of said dump body, for use as a spreader truck, said method comprising: (a) removing said cover from the bed of said dump body; (b) placing the lip of said hopper within said channel to locate said hopper within said dump body; and (c) connecting said hopper to said dump body with said at least one interconnector. 16. An apparatus for adapting a vehicle for use as a dump truck or a spreader truck, comprising: (a) a truck chassis; (b) a dump body pivotally interconnected to said truck chassis, said dump body including a conveyor extending substantially along the length of said dump body and being joined thereto, said dump body further including a bed which, other than at said conveyor, is substantially flat; (c) a hoist for selectively pivoting said dump body; (d) a removable hopper for passing materials onto said conveyor when installed in said dump body; and (e) at least one interconnector for releasably connecting said hopper to said dump body. 17. An apparatus for adapting a vehicle for use as a dump truck or a spreader truck, comprising: (a) a main frame; (b) a dump body pivotally interconnected to said main frame, said dump body including a front wall, two side walls, a bed, an attached conveyor situated below said bed within a channel extending substantially along the length of said dump body, and an opening through which conveyed materials may pass for spreading, said bed of said dump body being substantially flat other than at said conveyor; (c) a hoist for selectively pivoting said dump body; (d) a removable hopper for passing materials onto said conveyor when installed in said dump body, said hopper including a downwardly directed lip for extending into said channel when said hopper is installed in said dump body; and (e) at least one interconnector for releasably connecting said hopper to said dump body. 18. The apparatus of claim 17 further comprising a removable cover configured such that, when said hopper is removed, said cover may be installed within said channel so as to cover said conveyor and so as to have an upper surface flush with said bed of said dump body. 19. The apparatus of claim 17, further comprising a spreader cooperating with said conveyor for dispersing materials. detachable hook (5) detachably secured to its other end. The locking member (4) and the detachable hook (5) have ratchet teeth (4a), (5a) on their mutual surfaces which are inclined to permit the detachable hook (5) to slide in its inserting direction and intermesh with one another in its withdrawing direction, thereby allowing the detachable hook (5) to be locked. The detachable hook (5) has preferably a groove (5b) for inserting a releasing pin (9) on its surface where the ratchet teeth are formed. The releasing pin (9) is operable to unlock intermeshing between the ratchet teeth of the locking member and the detachable hook (5).